On-Site Residencies
In this corner of the Tigre Delta, creative processes have been unfolding over the past month—processes that resist closure. The Delta reveals itself in its most authentic form: in the ceaseless ebb and flow of its tides, in the subtle transformation of its contours, and in the vibrant uncertainty of each flood. Our portion of the Delta stands as an experimental laboratory, a space that invites us to observe—and above all, to feel—how the everyday dissolves into gestures of transformation, giving way to the unexpected. Each moment holds the potential to become living matter for art. With this Open Door, we highlight and share the unfinished beauty of processes; the works and interventions presented today are testimonies of a production in constant dialogue with a territory that, at its own rhythm, forges its peculiar questions (and answers), just as the river does: in perpetual motion.
The creators who have arrived from different latitudes—India, Germany, Estonia, and Chaco in Argentina—bring with them a unique cultural background that enriches this singular territory. Their presence reaffirms a collective commitment: to care for and engage in dialogue with wetlands under constant threat, a space that, after intense cohabitation and creation within the house, now opens generously to the public.
By opening the house and its surroundings, we allow the processes to speak for themselves—in an honest and living register, an archive in the making that, like our Carapachay River, drifts with the current without compromising its essence. Here, the union of origins and the generosity of encounter are celebrated: the diversity of those arriving from different latitudes merges with the fleeting beauty of endangered wetlands, in a dialogue that, at every moment, reconstructs a “shared river” of lived experiences.
Over the course of this experience, Atul Giri has transformed “a-tension” into art, capturing what unfolds when nothing seems to happen. His sound maps—translations of the Delta’s constant murmur into spatial references—reveal a unique territory, a sonic DNA where bustle and silence intertwine. Atul invites us to attend, to listen attentively, to discover beauty in the subtle, everyday sounds of the river. Driven by his dialogue with visual artists, he has also ventured into the world of matter and volume, assembling branches and natural debris deposited by the river, guided by the authenticity of what is available.
Sarah Schmidt immerses herself in an almost ritual process, gathering leaves, branches, and pigments from endemic and migrant plants to dye silks. Her work transcends mere technique, becoming an abstraction that explores the migration of plants and people, subtly and poetically reflecting current and profound concerns. Each stain on the silk tells a story, a stochastic journey where unpredictability and reflection intertwine. For the Open Door, Sarah seeks to take up space, bringing her work into large format, inviting us to question the manipulation of material and to uncover the hidden history in every texture, every color.
Cecilia Andino embraces the Delta’s perpetual change, fragmenting and reassembling her creations in a performance that transforms each gesture into an autonomous narrative. Her textile cartography, fused with the fluctuation of the island landscape, celebrates the vitality of change and the precariousness of materials. With garments intervened with velcro and plant elements, Cecilia creates an ephemeral mapping of the territory, inviting us to take part in a collective narration where instability and transformation intertwine in movement with the Carapachay River.
