2023
Tongues
Spanish is my mother language. In Spanish we say tongue and language using the same word. On one hand, LENGUA (tongue) refers to the muscular organ found inside the mouth that allows us to taste, swallow food and produce sound. On the other hand, LENGUA (language) is the ability of human beings to express themselves and communicate with others through articulated sound or other symbolic systems.
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I made this series of brooches, creating volume and spaces. These works speak about time, coming and going in my own obsessively embroidered language, with pauses and gaps in my speech, with movements that repeat themselves and accumulate. They anticipate each other, and then stop without any causality. In the form of a tongue I place my work with a clasp system that keeps the piece close to the chest where the voice vibrates. I wish, with these wearable objects, i can create my own metonymic symbol where I can wrap my feelings, and then detach them from myself so they can follow their own path.
01. Brooch | ‘Lengua I’ 2023.
Glass beads, polyester thread, wool fabric, brass black.
18 x 7,5 x 4 cm. Work hours: 3840 minutes (64 hs).
Glass beads, polyester thread, wool fabric, brass black.
18 x 7,5 x 4 cm. Work hours: 3840 minutes (64 hs).
02. Brooch | ‘Lengua II’ 2023.
Glass beads, polyester thread, sock, brass black.
45 x 8 x 5 cm. Work hours: 3840 minutes (64 hs).
Glass beads, polyester thread, sock, brass black.
45 x 8 x 5 cm. Work hours: 3840 minutes (64 hs).
03. Brooch | ‘Lengua III’ 2023.
Glass beads, polyester thread, cotton fabric, brass black.
14 x 5 x 4 cm. Work hours: 1980 minutes (33 hs).
Glass beads, polyester thread, cotton fabric, brass black.
14 x 5 x 4 cm. Work hours: 1980 minutes (33 hs).
04. Brooch | ‘Lenguas IV’ 2023.
Glass beads, wool fabric, polyester thread, brass black. 16 x 8 x 5 cm.
Work hours: 2160 minutes (36 hs).
Glass beads, wool fabric, polyester thread, brass black. 16 x 8 x 5 cm.
Work hours: 2160 minutes (36 hs).
05. Brooch | ‘Lengua V’ 2023.
Glass beads, polyester thread, cotton fabric, brass black.
16 x 8 x 5 cm. Work hours: 2100 minutes (35 hs).
Glass beads, polyester thread, cotton fabric, brass black.
16 x 8 x 5 cm. Work hours: 2100 minutes (35 hs).
06. Brooch | ‘Lengua VI’ 2023.
Glass beads, polyester thread, brass black, silver 925, garnet, citrine.
17 x 11 x 2 cm. Work hours: 1980 minutes (33 hs).
Glass beads, polyester thread, brass black, silver 925, garnet, citrine.
17 x 11 x 2 cm. Work hours: 1980 minutes (33 hs).
07. Brooch | ‘Lengua VII’ 2023.
Glass beads, polyester thread, brass black.
12 x 9 x 2 cm. Work hours: 1980 minutes (33 hs).
Glass beads, polyester thread, brass black.
12 x 9 x 2 cm. Work hours: 1980 minutes (33 hs).
08. Brooch | ‘Lengua VIII’ 2023.
Brass, garnet, brass tubes, polyester thread.
14 x 7 x 2 cm. Work hours: 1920 minutes (32 hs).
Brass, garnet, brass tubes, polyester thread.
14 x 7 x 2 cm. Work hours: 1920 minutes (32 hs).
09. Brooch | ‘Lengua IX’ 2023.
Brass, garnet, silver 925, polyester thread.
18 x 9 x 1, 5 cm. Work hours: 2220 minutes (37 hs).
Brass, garnet, silver 925, polyester thread.
18 x 9 x 1, 5 cm. Work hours: 2220 minutes (37 hs).
10. Brooch | ‘Lengua X’ 2023.
Brass, garnet, brass tubes, polyester thread.
15 x 9 x 1,5 cm. Work hours: 1980 minutes (33 hs).
Brass, garnet, brass tubes, polyester thread.
15 x 9 x 1,5 cm. Work hours: 1980 minutes (33 hs).
11. Necklace | ‘Lengua XI’ 2023.
Brass black, glass beads, polyester thread, velvet cord.
55 x 5 x 0,8 cm. Work hours: 780 minutes (13 hs).
Brass black, glass beads, polyester thread, velvet cord.
55 x 5 x 0,8 cm. Work hours: 780 minutes (13 hs).
12. Necklace | ‘Lengua XII’ 2023.
Brass, garnet, river pearl, brass tubes, polyester thread, silk cord.
55 x 11 x 0,8 cm. Work hours: 1620 minutes (27 hs).
Brass, garnet, river pearl, brass tubes, polyester thread, silk cord.
55 x 11 x 0,8 cm. Work hours: 1620 minutes (27 hs).
13. Necklace | ‘Lengua XIII’ 2023.
Brass, garnet, river pearl, brass tube, polyester thread, cord.
55 x 8 x 0,8 cm. Work Hours: 1560 minutes (26 hs).
Brass, garnet, river pearl, brass tube, polyester thread, cord.
55 x 8 x 0,8 cm. Work Hours: 1560 minutes (26 hs).
14. Necklace | ‘Lengua XIV’ 2023.
Glass beads, granate, polyester thread, wool fabric, steel button.
50 x 8 x 3 cm. Work Hours: 2280 minutes (38 hs).
Glass beads, granate, polyester thread, wool fabric, steel button.
50 x 8 x 3 cm. Work Hours: 2280 minutes (38 hs).
15. Necklace | ‘Lengua XV’ 2023.
Glass beads, polyester thread, cotton, steel button.
50 x 7 x 2 cm. Work Hours: 2280 minutes (38 hs).
Glass beads, polyester thread, cotton, steel button.
50 x 7 x 2 cm. Work Hours: 2280 minutes (38 hs).
