SELECTED WORKS
My practice weaves traditional embroidery, hand-tufting and punch-needle into textile pieces that read as maps—of territories, memory and the body. Trained as an architect, I think through structure, rhythm and scale: threads become lines, gradients behave like topographies, and joints hold together fragments of place and time. Many works revisit inherited motifs and domestic techniques from my Argentine and Slovenian background, translating them into contemporary surfaces that oscillate between drawing and relief. I work across scales—from intimate pieces to wall-sized works—seeking clarity in composition and a tactile intensity that invites slow looking. Each piece is built layer by layer: stitching, knotting, cutting, adding and removing until the image settles. What remains is a map you can follow with your eyes and hands: a record of gestures, a field of color, and a path through which memory and material meet.
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