Garden of Dreams and Nightmares

Statement

Garden of Dreams and Nightmares, Situated Between the Loom and the Harvest unfolds within the artist’s ongoing research on memory as a symbolic territory positioned between weaving and gathering. The project establishes a field of intersection between imagination, the body, and ancestry, in dialogue with Yanomami and Andean cosmologies, in which dreaming is conceived as a collective space of existence and knowledge.

The loom operates as a metaphor for the interconnection between worlds, gestures, and experiences, while the harvest evokes the return of actions to the body and to the community. The garden becomes a hybrid environment where memory germinates and transforms, merging sensory, affective, and material dimensions.

01 — Text

The paintings are tactile surfaces, created through layers of latex and encaustic, materials that evoke the skin and physicality of the performing body. Through this process, the artist transposes the gestures and presence of performance into the pictorial field, allowing the body to persist in the work as trace, texture, and temperature. The tactile quality also recalls collective and healing dimensions, where touch operates as both a means of connection and a site of transformation.

In resonance with neuroscientific perspectives, dreaming is understood here as a process of memory consolidation and synaptic reorganization. The brain functions as a symbolic loom, weaving emotions and past experiences into narratives that combine truth, delirium, and ancestry. Within this entanglement, the garden becomes a space where memory, matter, and healing intertwine.

Garden of Dreams and Nightmares 01/06

An artist's studio with a large abstract painting in reds, blacks, and oranges leaning against the wall. Various art supplies, including a red rolling cart filled with paints and brushes, a small blac

Abstract mixed media artwork with black background, swirling colors of purple, yellow, white, and hints of green and orange, with textured and layered paint.

Mixed media artwork featuring a rectangular canvas with abstract dark and warm-colored patterns, with melted or crumpled material hanging from the bottom.

Abstract painting with warm earthy tones of brown, gold, red, and black, with textured and swirling patterns.

Abstract mixed media art piece with textured, dark, and metallic elements mounted on a white wall.

Abstract art piece with red, black, and glossy textures resembling melted plastic or organic material.

Garden of Dreams and Nightmares 07/12

Burnt and charred remains of what appears to be crumpled, burnt paper or fabric on a blackened, rusty surface.

Close-up of a baked dish showing burnt cheese or sauce with darker charred spots and some lighter, creamy parts at the bottom.

Close-up of burnished, melted, and partially charred plastic or metal object with irregular shapes and textures, predominantly brown and black with some yellowish areas, placed against a white surface

Close-up of an abstract, textured painting with warm earth tones, orange, brown, and yellow, featuring drips and layered paint.

A close-up of a burnt, charred surface with melted, hardened black and orange/brown materials, possibly melted plastic or burned food.

A crumpled and shiny piece of dark brown or black foil or plastic material on a plain white surface.

Garden of Dreams and Nightmares 13/16

Close-up of a burned, charred object with blackened, melted, and crispy textures.

A burnt and greasy blackened baking sheet with crumpled parchment paper and remnants of a cooked or burnt food item.

Close-up of a wet, textured, and glossy animal hide with shades of brown, black, and amber.

Close-up of blackberries submerged in a red liquid, possibly juice or syrup.

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