Starlight pours from the heavens, illuminating the stable where the Christ child was born. Alejandro Chávez brings the scene to the 15th century chapel of the Virgin of Loreto, located in Huamanga in the province of Ayacucho. Known as a retablo, this traditional diorama is housed in a colorful chest crafted of wood. Chávez carefully models each figure from ceramic plaster and paints them by hand.
