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Living pictures of Galeras, Sucre (Colombia)
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The Living Pictures of Galeras in Colombia is a collective and community-based artistic expression that entails staging scenes pulled from religion, literature, legends, daily life and current affairs. Practitioners create an outdoor art gallery uniting artists, artworks, critics and thousands of spectators in a fascinating universe of creativity and magical realism. The most significant expression of ephemeral folk art in Colombia, it is a tool for communication and collective memory, connecting art with life while strengthening community ties and inclusion.