Finalist Conceptual & Fine Art

Between Barragán and the Desert

Juan Carlos Beltrán · Mexico

Conceptual & Fine Art

Subcategory Surrealism

AI Software Midjourney and Magnific AI

Between Barragán and the Desert” is an AI-driven visual project that reflects on Mexico’s architectural identity through surreal reinterpretation. Drawing on the emotional austerity of Luis Barragán and the vast silence of northern deserts, the series imagines structures that stand between memory and dream — between sacred geometry and dust. Each composition is created using text-to-image tools, emphasizing texture, light, and the poetic tension between manmade order and natural desolation. The result is a body of work that feels timeless and deeply rooted in place, even as it exists purely in the digital realm.