The Migrant Shrine

El Santuario Migratorio

Concrete blended with denim found on the desert. Pressed with found men’s, women’s & children’s shoes migrating upward from the material realm to the spiritual. Designed by the artist, created with Arivaca sculptor Antonia Gallegos.

 “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers:
for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

“No os olvideis de la hospitalidad,
porque por esta algunos hospedaron angeles sin saberlo.”
Epistola a los Hebreos 13:2        Hebrews 13:2

September, 2007 dedication for the living memorial in the courtyard at Tucson’s Southside Presbyterian church for the thousands of people who have died in our deserts.
The congregation placed over 200 stones representing the people who have died during within the past year, one by one, at the base of the shrine.

Anyone and everyone is welcome to visit the church courtyard and add a stone after 9:00 A.M.  Sunday mornings.  Over time, the mound may build to over 3000 stones marking the passing of countless souls.

Southside Presbyterian Church
317 W. 23rd
Tucson, AZ