This project consists in 6 interactive sculptures with crochet parts that can be manipulated causing unexpected and sometimes unpredictable movements by the presence of magnets in their extremities.
This work was generated by exploring the possibilities afforded by magnets in combination with my currently work with textile and crochet.
Magnets are used in different parts of the sculptures to amplify the organic characteristics shapes and bring forth the vital signs of each piece, through the magnetic field that the material itself creates.
Generally this pieces are organized in high tables made especially to facilitate the interaction by the viewer, creating a set of little fields of experimentation.
Delimited, each territory carries a form that brings different possibilities of modification of its parts, joining and separating or attaching them here and there, presenting this little creatures that can be constantly altered through the action of the viewer.
My prior interest in this project is the relation of the sculptures with the organic body, the interactivity and the sensory experience elicited in the body of the viewer. Fabric and yarn are the main materials used in the exploration of textures and closeness (both symbolic and physical) to skin, as well as the techniques of crochet and knitting, given their organic modeling potential.