El árbol que alumbraba cantos
2023
Hand-built low-fire ceramic and wax candles
10 × 4 × 9 in

El árbol que alumbraba cantos transforms a candelabrum into a hybrid body: part human figure, part tree, and part domestic ritual object. In my work, the tree recurs as a symbol of family, union, growth, and protection. Here, its branches hold birds and candles, bringing song and light into the same structure. The sculpture considers how shared rituals and inherited bonds give form to belonging, while its open, branching body suggests a genealogy that remains alive through care, memory, and imagination.