Nexos Semillas, CCA Symposium Sculpture Grant, 2025
Corn Husk & Plaster
The bonds I grow from are shaped by intersections and connections with faces of fight. I see this within the faces of my friends and peers who build off one another, like luchadores (Mexican boxers). Though they hold faces of fight, there’s a softness layered with hard skin. My sculptural installation piece Nexos Semillas grows from the floors of CCA like the small communities, friendships, and bonds that develop in creative connections in the natural growth from structural stress.
Maíz Contra Borrachos December 2024
Tamale corn husk piñata, a reflection of myself molded and escaped from drunk men in the mission.
Tamale corn husk piñata, a reflection of myself molded and escaped from drunk men in the mission.
Lucha Hermanita December 2024
Dyed corn husk, Yarn, Plaster, Fabric, Wood
Inspired by my family walks in Mexico, where vendors sell toy boxing rings, I reference the craft derived from my culture and the emotional expressions of masculinity that come with childhood and upbringing. I aim to create a visual representation of being a baby born to conform feelings. Placed and created in a crib boxing ring I reference the nurture of the childhood mobile while holding a face of fight. I see my baby sister as a reflection of these feelings while she experiences a situation of forced healing.
Dyed corn husk, Yarn, Plaster, Fabric, Wood
Inspired by my family walks in Mexico, where vendors sell toy boxing rings, I reference the craft derived from my culture and the emotional expressions of masculinity that come with childhood and upbringing. I aim to create a visual representation of being a baby born to conform feelings. Placed and created in a crib boxing ring I reference the nurture of the childhood mobile while holding a face of fight. I see my baby sister as a reflection of these feelings while she experiences a situation of forced healing.
Niñitas De Maíz January 2025
Natural Dyed corn husk, Plaster, Wire, Found objects,
Two luchador masked girls turned gold from the taste of forbidden fruit. Created for CCA Sex week exhibition, holding onto safe queer sexuality and protection with beauty from corn husk.
