Installation
Variable dimensions
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2019-24

I base this work on the construction of the Oiketicus kirbyi, also known as the basket bug or basket weaver, a species native to Latin America. It is the females that weave the basket in which they will spend their entire lives. A shell-shelter where they will later lay their eggs.

I gather the necessary elements. The rule: do not cut anything living, only what I find fallen, dry. As I walk, I keep an eye out to collect anything that fits into the bag I always have folded in my purse.

I use branches, bark, leaves, flowers, and other organic materials. I bind everything together, weaving with cortadera, a rhizomatous-rooted plant with very fine leaves ideal for weaving.

The choice of these natural raw materials serves as a reminder of the construction of one’s own home. Rebuilding lost shelters. Building a new possible future.

Exhibitions:
Centro Cultural Recoleta | Plemar Festival 2024
Manzana de las Luces | “The Sonority of the Landscape” 2024
Centro Cultural La Tomada | “All Greenery Will Perish” 2023