Tradition

Tools on the wall bring a Nativity close to everyday domestic space. Wilson Bigaud had already brought a biblical subject together with Haitian life in his cathedral mural Miracle at Cana. Here, the familiar setting gives the gathering its quiet welcome. The eye finds room for wonder within an ordinary interior, where each presence belongs to the same shared moment.

An infant lies on white cloth inside a plank-walled house, between haloed Joseph and Mary and two kings. A framed star hangs behind them. Two goats and a dove rest in front, with a donkey further back.