Égida (cacique).
Glazed earthenware.
26 x 20 x 21 in / 66 x 51 x 53 cm.
Made in 2025.
From the series of three-headed, gargoyle-like vessels with 360º
vision. Various animals are represented in the Égida series, all associated with or endemic to the Northern Andes. They are either mythological, elusive, nocturnal, or at risk of extinction.
The series also includes depictions of serpents, marmosets, jaguarundis, bats and owls.
Vasija trípode con manto.
Earthenware, acrylic, nail polish, brass.
8.3 x 19.3 x 19.3 in / 21 x 49 x 49 cm.
Made in 2024-2025.
Madre: Ícono dividido (Urabá Tierralta).
Earthenware, nail polish.
21.5 × 14.5 × 6 in / 55 x 38 x 15 cm.
Made in 2025.
Manilla (mariposas).
Earthenware, fique rope.
307.1 × 17.7 × 4.3 in / 735 cm x 60 x 10 cm
Made in Colombia in 2023-2025.
Manilla (mariposas) is a 25-foot tall beaded bracelet woven with fique rope. The motif repeated throughout is an abstraction of a penis and its reflection that also represents a butterfly, as indicated by the title. The male organ is present here in a coded and feminized way. In this work, the enlarged scale of the bracelet and its coded pattern transform an everyday object into a monument to quiet resistance.
This piece also alludes to the artisanal and symbolic
practices of weaving as acts of resistance, identity, and
communal connection. Beads have traditionally been used in
the creation of objects with ritual, aesthetic, and social value
in various communities of the region, and are associated
with the domestic and the feminine. In this work, the
enlarged scale of the bracelet and its coded pattern
transform an everyday object into a monument to resistance
and human bonds.
Truco.
Aluminum, copper, press-on nails, nail polish.
44.5 × 29.5 × 9.8 in / 113 x 75 x 25 cm
Made in Colombia in 2025.
Truco presents a polished aluminum figure frozen in a suspended gesture—arms raised as if in invocation, surrender, or flight. The body is rendered with a mirror-like finish and a simplified, mask-like head that shifts the figure from portraiture toward an icon. Behind it, a semicircular mantle fans outward like wings, constructed from layered
press-on nails painted in gradients of orange and amber. The surface
evokes the microscopic scales of butterfly wings, translating
entomological texture into an ornamental, handmade skin. Developed
through scaled drawings and material experiments, the work draws
together bodily transformation, spectacle, and vulnerability, folding
references to performance, cinematic costuming, and devotional
imagery into a single hybrid form—at once radiant, armored, and
exposed.
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Joven [Youth].
Sand-cast aluminum with automotive-grade finish.
101.58 × 50 × 20.86 in / 258 × 127 × 53 cm.
Made in Colombia in 2025-2026.
A monumental iteration of Joven [Youth] for an upcoming exterior installation.
the process documentation shows the degree of manual care involved in making the
work. From prototyping in clay, to assembling aluminum sand-cast components
made from plaster positives, to polishing the surface and finishing it, every step of
the way was done by hand with a small team of assistants.