Filiforme
BackThis investigation began in 2009, inspired by Líneas de color, the pictorial series created in the 1990s by Catalan artist Robert Llimós. His work is characterized by the way he synthesizes figures, drawing them directly into space with segments of colored lines set against monochrome or near-monochrome fields—surfaces that he often constructs through gestural strokes themselves. This approach to line as a spatial, almost sculptural gesture sparked my desire to extend drawing beyond the two-dimensional plane.
From this starting point, I began exploring how the line could inhabit physical space, not as something to be merely contemplated, but as something participants could activate. Conceived as forms that can “dress” the body, define space, or interact with furniture, these filiform structures do not merely capture movement: they invite it. Composed of wire and recycled textiles, they oscillate between suspension and support, encouraging viewers to reposition certain elements and, through this interaction, co-create new sculptural configurations.
Movement unfolds in the supple linear traces that expand through space; in the shifting geometries produced by each gesture of participation; and in my own path as a migrant artist, where each displacement becomes a line, a mark, and an opening into new territories of creation.
Filiform sculptures Material: iron wire, fabrics, assorted threads Size: depends on the desired composition; the one in the photo measures 120 × 40 cm date: 2024
Filiform sculptures Material: iron wire, fabrics, assorted threads Size: depends on the desired composition; the one in the photo measures 120 × 60 cm date: 2024
detail Filiform sculptures Material: iron wire, fabrics, assorted threads Size: depends on the desired composition; the one in the photo measures 120 × 60 cm date: 2024
Filiform sculptures Material: iron wire, fabrics, assorted threads Size: depends on the desired composition; the one in the photo measures 140 × 60 cm date: 2010
Filiform sculptures Material: iron wire, fabrics, assorted threads Size: depends on the desired composition; the one in the photo measures 130 × 100 cm date: 2010
Filiform sculptures Material: iron wire, fabrics, assorted threads Size: depends on the desired composition; the one in the photo measures 130 × 100 cm date: 2010
Filiform sculptures Material: iron wire, fabrics, assorted threads Size: depends on the desired composition; the one in the photo measures 130 × 100 cm date: 2010
Filiform sculptures Material: iron wire, fabrics, assorted threads Size: depends on the desired composition; the one in the photo measures 100 × 100 cm date: 2010
Filiform sculptures Material: iron wire, fabrics, assorted colorful ribbons Size: depends on the desired composition; the one in the photo measures 70 × 100 cm date: 2009
Filiform sculptures Material: iron wire, fabrics, assorted colorful ribbons Size: depends on the desired composition; the one in the photo measures 70 × 100 cm date: 2009
