This July, two dreamlike digital landscapes merge across the screens of Times Square in Victoria Fard’s MILAGRO | PAYAPA. Within the intricate hybrid world the artist has coined MILAGRO (“miracle” in Filipino and Spanish) lives an interconnected ecosystem and idyllic reverie of lush biodiversity, pockets of flowering plants, wild creatures, and towering skyscrapers. The imagery representing PAYAPA (“peaceful” in Filipino), is inspired by Fard’s heritage. Created with forms echoing an archipelago, PAYAPA is a lush village of wooden kubos, hosting prodigious arowana fish, native inhabitants and springs enclosed in a mosaic of planetary corals.

Created with generative processes and digital simulations, and framed by the stark skyline of a manmade metropolis, MILAGRO | PAYAPA teases a surreal utopian landscape in which nature and urban life not only coexist, but thrive in harmony.

“I hope these worlds inspire us to celebrate the wonders of nature and remind us of our role as stewards to care for our home, the earth, with gratitude. When we protect and preserve our world there is opportunity for growth, renewal and endless possibilities.” — Victoria Fard