Sculpture
Sculpture of Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero (2021)
Oscar Arnulfo Romero was a religious leader assassinated by the Salvadoran Armed Forces in March 1980 while giving mass. Although no one was convicted of the murder, the UN Truth Commission attributed the death to the Salvadoran Armed Forces death squad leader, Major Roberto D’Aubuisson.
The sculpture of Romero is located in the site of the Sumpul River Massacre in Las Aradas, in Ojos de Agua, Chalatenango department, El Salvador. It is part of the memorial created at the site under the auspices of the Surviving Memory in Postwar El Salvador project. The sculpture measures 170 centimeters, and it is made in the polychrome resin technique. It was a collaboration with the students of the Sculpture Option of the School of Arts of the University of El Salvador, coordinated by the sculptor and professor, Miguel Mira, in 2021.
Sculpture of Marianella García Villas (2024)
Marianella García was president of the Independent Commission of Human Rights of El Salvador (CDHES), and she was assassinated in 1983. The sculptural portrait measures 75 centimeters, is made in the resin technique and will be installed in the plaza of the community that bears her name in the area of Suchitoto, department of Cuscatlán, El Salvador. The sculpture was created by artist, Miguel Mira, in 2024 as part of the Surviving Memory project. The sculpture was made possible by a generous donation from the Loretto Sisters of Toronto.