Across all terrain exhibition at Stepplin Gallery SDSU, California, 2024

Fibras mundanas (mundane fibres) draws inspiration from the desert landscapes of northwestern Mexico, focusing on the industrial and agricultural imprints on this land. Through this sculpture, it weaves a dialogue between the hard, metallic materials commonly found in this region—such as the wire meshes used in agro-industry—and the softness of cotton flowers that grow in these fields.

The sculpture plays with contrasts: the rigidity and rawness of industrial materials, like metal mesh, juxtaposed with the organic, delicate forms of cotton.
This contrast highlights the often-overlooked beauty in the everyday, transforming something as basic as agricultural netting into a symbol of fragile resilience. The transparency of the materials allows light to pass through, invoking the harshness of desert sunlight and the subtle, almost hidden beauty of the landscape.
 

Rooted in the artist's personal connection to the desert, particularly San Luis Río Colorado, Mexicali, and its valley, Fibras Mundanas is deeply conscious of its environment, responding to the land it occupies. The sculpture is a collaboration with the elements— weathering, decay, and the shifting desert earth or sand, all become part of the piece's ongoing transformation. The materials, traditionally used to shield or support life in agriculture, are repurposed to create a new narrative about survival and adaptation in harsh conditions.

The piece also taps into the socio-political landscape of the industrialization, where factories and cotton fields dominate the region, representing a tension between natural and industrial worlds.
By elevating everyday materials into a contemplative space, the work questions how we engage with the land we live on and the unnoticed systems that shape our lives.

At its core, the sculpture is a meditation on existence and transformation, a performance piece in constant dialogue with its environment. It challenges viewers to reflect on their own place in the world, on how the places we come from shape us, just as the landscape shapes this evolving artwork.