Miler Lagos (b. 1973, Colombia) explores the relationship between humanity and nature, addressing the tensions between memory, transformation, and permanence. His work examines how human intervention alters natural systems, questioning its role within a delicate balance. Through sculpture and installation, he merges industrial materials with
artisanal processes, creating a dialogue between the ephemeral and the enduring, the natural and the constructed.
artisanal processes, creating a dialogue between the ephemeral and the enduring, the natural and the constructed.
By manipulating industrial materials and reconstructing them into organic forms, his works reveal the traces of human intervention and the impossibility of returning to an original state. In a time when human memory has shifted from the tangible to the intangible, Lagos investigates the traces we leave behind, what remains, and what fades. His work resonates with a nostalgia for a time when history had weight and texture, while simultaneously confronting the contradictions of a humanity that moves forward without ensuring its own permanence.
Lagos has participated in major biennials, including SITE Santa Fe Biennial (USA, 2014), Cuenca Biennial (Ecuador, 2016), OpenArt Biennial (Sweden, 2017), and Off Biennale "Something Else" (Egypt, 2018). His solo exhibitions have been presented at institutions such as Frost Art Museum (Miami), Museo de Arte del Banco de la República (Bogotá), and Philagrafika (Philadelphia), while his work has been featured in group shows at Saatchi Gallery (London), Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, and Lehman College (New
York).
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His work is held in significant public and private collections, including Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson, JP Morgan Chase Art Collection, Harvard Business School, Banco de la República de Colombia, and the Rubell Family Collection. He has been an artist-in-residence at Gasworks (London), Location One (New York), and AB Projects (Canada).
He currently lives and works in Bogotá, Colombia.
