Miler Lagos (Bogotá, 1973) builds his work from a deep exploration of the relationship between humanity and nature. His practice examines the tensions between adaptation, ambition, and memory, considering how human beings have altered their environment to the point of losing awareness of their place within it. Through industrial materials and artisanal processes, Lagos not only questions our relationship with the Earth but extends his gaze toward our connection with the cosmos. At a time when technology advances at an accelerated pace, his work reflects on how human memory has become ethereal and dependent on energy: what was once recorded in stone, paper, or wood now exists in a virtual state, exposed to the risk of total disappearance. His pieces carry nostalgia for a time when memory had weight and texture, and the trace of the past was tangible. Far from a pessimistic outlook, his work materializes these tensions in pieces where strength and fragility coexist, probing both human history and the very biology of the materials he uses. 

He initially studied mechanical engineering before turning to the visual arts, completing his training at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, where he graduated in 2002; that engineering background has, in his own words, been a key tool for materializing his ideas. Among his best-known projects are Cimiento (2007), El papel aguanta todo (2008), and Nómadas — for which 40 tons of newsprint were processed with the participation of more than 700 people. He has held artist residencies at institutions including Location One (New York), Gasworks Studios (London), and AB Projects (Toronto), and his work is held in collections such as the Banco de la República and the Museo de Antioquia. He lives and works in Bogotá.