ICE BOX (TALL) Danny Cortes

Danny Cortes has always been fascinated by the details of the urban landscape: a crumbling facade, a torn old poster, a sun-faded bodega, or graffiti slowly erased by time. What might seem insignificant to passersby becomes, through his eyes, a fragment of history worth preserving. His artistic journey began in childhood, driven by an obsessive curiosity for toy packaging and advertising backdrops. Rather than simply admiring them, he chose to recreate them using whatever materials he had on hand—cardboard, glue, cereal boxes. What started as a childhood game gradually became a true artistic language, where each model is a window into a disappearing past. Danny Cortes doesn’t just rebuild scenes—he breathes life into his miniatures. His work is a living testimony, a freeze-frame of what defines a city: its walls, its streets, its overlooked details rich with history. He reminds us that the urban environment is not merely a faceless backdrop, but an emotional heritage, where every crack and every layer of graffiti tells a story he chooses to preserve.

• Technique Miniature
• Dimensions 19 × 12 × 10
• Année 2025