‘Pedacito de la Tierra’ in the news:

Press release.

“There is a saying in the borderlands, ‘while the border divides, the earth unites (la frontera divide pero la tierra une),’ and traditional adobe ovens made from the earth have always brought people together through food, fire, storytelling, warmth and the experience of a community coming together to build an horno,” said Ron ‘RAEL’ Rael. “Together, we built more than an horno — we built friendships and a sense of accomplishment and connection with the migrant families living there.”

Press release.

“Through the connection of food and storytelling, the goal of this virtual event is to deepen the understanding of migrant populations and to unite communities across borders in a deep, human-centered way,” said Alight Director of the Americas Annie Nolte-Henning. “It’s Alight’s purpose to serve every individual no matter their circumstances, everyone needs space – to nourish, to rest, to dream - everyone deserves A Little Piece of Home.”

Artnet News.

“[Ronald ‘RAEL’] Rael is unveiling his follow-up project, Pedacito de la Tierra (A Little Piece of Home), which looks to bring a sense of community to shelters south of Mexican border by building hornos, traditional clay ovens, where migrants can come together to share a meal.

“The idea is to bring people together as one community around food,” Rael told Artnet News.”