Event Details
Deep Altars Layout.mp4House Exhibition
Deep Altars, an evocative meditation on ritual, is a solo show by OTERO FUENTES, curated by Alitza Cardona, opening with a soft launch on Governors Island, June 20, 2026 and a full display with reception on June 27th. This body of sculpture ponders how cultural beliefs serve as a counter for hope in the face of today’s transactional behaviors.
The exhibition operates as a constellation of spatial prayers. In each work, you'll see the intention behind structure, curvature, and tension. The visible structure becomes a point of orientation to invisible forces: hope, gravity, alignment, intention, and presence.
With Deep Altars, the viewer's position is inverted, drawing him or her into the offering itself. In this context, the depths of meaning held in the gesture of encounter with the other become the very site where the divine is encountered.
Working primarily with steel and concrete, OTERO FUENTES examines how arcs, angles, and spatial rhythms shape the human experience and the forms that orchestrate circumstances. Trained as an architect, he approaches sculpture as a relational field where each work functions as both object and threshold, inviting viewers to move, recalibrate, and reconsider their position and meaning in space.
Outdoor Sculptures
Several sculptures will be presented in the garden and adjoining field next to the venue Nolan Park, Building 10B. Artists include Michael V. Poast, Dianne Smith and Motohiro Takeda.
Bound (In the Garden) - Weather-resistant metal framework (steel, aluminum) with natural and synthetic fiber elements
(e.g., rope, jute, or nylon). Dimensions: Height: 9 feet, Width: 7 feet, Depth: 7 feet Weight: Approx. 200 lbs.
Bronco - Wood and Steel Dimensions: 6’5” x 5’2” x 5’7” Weight: 450 lbs
Harlem Gate - Fallen Tree Dimensions: 60 (L)x11(W) x 23 (H) Weight: 300 lbs
Harlequin - Steel. Dimensions: 9 ft. 2 in. high x 3 ft. wide x 3 ft. 4 in. deep Weight: 500 lbs.
Lumen de lumine - Steel and wood,13’ x 4’ x 2’
Wisdom - Weather steel Dimensions: 6 ft. 10 in. high x 5 ft. wide x 4 ft. deep Weight: 650 lbs.