Crypsis
2024
Participatory textile installation made from deconstructed nylon pantyhose, suction cups, and fishing thread
Seven pieces, approximately 3 × 1.5 m each
Crypsis is a series of seven textile installations created in 2024 and presented on large windows as part of a participatory project developed with a group of young immigrant artists. Using cut, stretched, and layered nylon pantyhose, the work explores ideas of adaptability, presence, and transformation in relation to space. Installed directly onto the windows, the pieces interact with light, shadow, and the surrounding environment, and can be observed from both inside and outside the building.
Drawing inspiration from biological mechanisms of camouflage, Crypsis understands concealment not as disappearance, but as a form of situated presence. Rather than erasing identity, the work proposes subtle strategies of coexistence, where forms adjust to their context while retaining their singularity. The textile acts as a permeable membrane, absorbing light and texture and becoming an extension of the site itself.
Developed collaboratively with Julia von Hertwig Moratti Rosa, José Leonardo Loreto, Kelyan Sabze, and Matías Orozco Ezcurra, Crypsis reflects on migration, resilience, and the capacity to inhabit space without domination. The work proposes a way of being present through modulation and attentiveness, suggesting persistence not through visibility or force, but through sensitive integration.