Velo hamaca.
Cotton hammock, crocheted doilies.
60 x 72 x 72 in / 24 x 25 x 18 cm.
Made in 2023.
In collaboration with Juan Manuel Ortiz Maya.
In the words of Drew Zeiba “Monzón-Aguirre’s alternative history—which traverses the patriarchal and racialized distinctions of craft, decoration, and fine art—is likewise asserted in the Velo hamaca, or hammock veil. Made in collaboration with the artist’s uncle, Juan Manuel Ortiz, who for years has crocheted doilies for use in the home, the hanging textile manifests an intergenerational connection that allows for a transhistorical restructuring of gendered norms.”