NESTS
Each of us weaves a nest from the threads of our story.
Threads spun gently, woven in transparent ways, letting the light pass through what we’ve done, what we’ve longed for, what we’ve spoken. A material record with a personal shape, its frame uncertain, yet somehow, it holds. A never-ending tension, suspended in air.
Some threads are strong as nests that never fall. Some reach us from afar, invisible ties that hold us in the dark. Some threads become chains, some nests, caves.
But there are threads of light, and threads of knowing — threads that bring peace, tying knots of quiet strength.
Some threads are stronger than joy, stronger even than absence.
Without these threads, my God, who could ever make a nest?
Ganymede, Callisto, Io, Europa, Amalthea. Dimensions — spheres: 15 cm, 12 cm, 12 cm, 8 cm, 8 x 6 cm (diameter), nests: 85 cm, 80 cm, 75 cm, 70 cm, 65 cm (total height). Materials: Clay, copper / stainless steel wire. Technique: Raku-fired hand-bulit spheres, macramé weaving. Year: 2018.
Golden Scar, Oropendola, Gigantia. Dimensions — spheres: 25 cm, 50 cm, 75 cm (diameter), nests: 80, 120 cm, 300 cm (total height). Materials: Crakeled glazing, low temperature clay, gold luster, stainless steel wire, natural fiber, copper wire. Technique: Raku-fired hand-bulit spheres.; hand woven macramé (stainless steel wire); metal support interwoven with natural fibers; hand woven macramé (copper wire). Year: 2018.
Embryo. Dimensions: sphere 30 cm (diameter), nest 50 cm (diameter). Materials: Crackled glazing, low temperature clay, gold luster, natural fiber. Technique: Raku-fired hand-bulit sphere, interwoven natural fiber. Year: 2018.
Jewel, Bird’s Nest. Dimensions: sphere 30 cm (diameter), nest 50 cm (diameter). Materials: Crackled glazing, low temperature clay, gold luster, copper wire, natural fiber. Technique: Raku-fired hand-bulit spheres; interwoven copper wire; interwoven natural fiber. Year: 2018.
The Silver. Dimensions — sphere: 25 cm (diameter), nest: 50 cm (total height). Materials: Clay, copper wire. Technique: Raku-fired hand-built sphere, macramé weaving. Year: 2018
Gigantia exhibited at Sol Del Rio gallery, Guatemala City in 2018. Floor installation with raw terracotta tiles, cracked by the visitor’s footsteps. Video projection: “Life Contained”, filmed in Shigaraki Ceramic Park, Japan.