María Sol Benítez
a bus depot town in rural Paraguay
Young María Sol has been bound to the rhythms of her family's dog-grooming stall since birth. With every sunrise, she finds her artistry in the grooming space, merging chaos with precision, compelled by the harmony her hands can evoke from entangled fur and stained fabric. Through this, life pushes her to notice and preserve the tiniest of details—transforming ordinary actions into her own artisanal canvas.
Defining Work
About
Obsession
The intricacies of how textiles whisper secrets through the stains they carry.
Voice
Tug of gripping entanglement.
Artistic Medium
Worn fabric remnants and stored fur scraps.
Technique
Weaving and mending punctured with open seams.
Influences
The pre-dawn voices of bus drivers, the grit of gravel roads, and the nightly relief of a solitary lamppost.
Materials
Stray dog collars interlaced with depot litter, frayed towels from the morning clean-up.
Scale
Artworks fit inside a bus seat pocket.
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