In vibrant patchworks of woven patterns and fuzzy fiber ends, Sarah Zapata’s sculptures (previously) emerge as wall-hung tapestries, standalone items, and forest-like installations. Via the convergence of architectural buildings, gentle textiles, and myriad patterns and textures, her site-specific works look at the character of layered identities formed by her Peruvian heritage, queerness, her Evangelical upbringing in South Texas, and her present dwelling in New York.
Zapata balances time-honored craft practices with modern functions, highlighting the importance of Indigenous Peruvian weaving, for instance, as a way of communication. Symbols and patterns composed into fabric historically offered a way of sharing information and cosmological beliefs.
In summary sculptures that always merge with their environment, Zapata incorporates sudden and vibrant coloration mixtures with woven materials and tufted textures. Resisting straightforward categorization, her items are neither practical nor purely ornamental, though they play with sides of each.
Zapata consciously holds again from creating work that’s too “stunning,” inviting a outstanding, tactile exploration of relationships between craft, lineage, neighborhood, and reminiscence.
A few of the works proven listed here are included in Assist Constructions at Sargent’s Daughters, which continues by means of by means of Might 3. Discover extra on Zapata’s website and Instagram.
