Including a selection of three-dimensional constructions, soft textiles, and large-scale pieces, Retoñar-Sprout Again features nature and the interconnection with humanity. Material, color, embroidery, form, and format are essential in determining the content of each work and the messages transmitted.
Using textiles as her primary artistic vocabulary, Elsa María Meléndez addresses socio-political issues confronting through metaphorical associations. The docile and domestic connotations of needlework are recontextualized into a contemporary practice.
Through these pieces, the artist proposes redirecting the gaze to nature as a reference to evolution and celebrating the powers of the natural world.
