Claudia Alarcón

In the works created by Claudia Alarcón for the 14th Mercosul Biennial, the recurring geometrization of forms directly references the visual vocabulary of the Wichí Indigenous community, to which the artist belongs. This vocabulary is revitalized by Alarcón through the creation of her own imagery, vibrant in rhythm and color, blending tradition and the present. This fusion of temporalities is also reflected in the materials she uses, such as chaguar plant fibers—traditional in her region—alongside animal fibers (wool), acrylic, and plastic fibers.
Alarcón is one of the coordinators of the Silät collective and a founding member of the women’s organization Thañí/Viene del Monte—projects that bring together hundreds of weavers from different generations of Wichí communities in northwest Salta, Argentina. These initiatives contribute to the continuity of the region’s weaving tradition, a millennia-old practice that remains fundamental to Wichí visual culture and history.

Carolina Grippa