Artist: Esther Merino
Title: Emmanuel
Medium: Original Textile
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Artist Statement: 
Like looking through a window, the nativity scene comes alive. In Peruvian homes, the main Christmas decoration is the retablo, a nativity scene. Retablos recall the earliest days of Christianity in Peru, when Catholic missionaries shared Bible stories visually through pictures and sculptures combined with indigenous imagery. Christ’s birth brings hope and spiritual renewal, inspiring people to serve others and look forward to better things.