"The installation consists of four parallel metal cables stretched across the rooftop, anchored with counterweights. Suspended from these lines are twelve linen canvases measuring 2.5 × 1.5 meters each. The system establishes a balance between the rigidity of the steel structure and the lightness of the semi-transparent . As the canvases respond to wind and movement, the installation becomes dynamic, creating shifting spatial thresholds for visitors to move through."
"The intervention interacts with Alberto Kalach's architectural design for Casa Wabi Sabino, complementing its structural clarity while introducing a new layer of permeability and rhythm. The linen surfaces generate ephemeral enclosures, producing moments of transparency and opacity that alter perspective and scale. The act of walking among the fabrics recalls both the repetitiveness of daily domestic work and its metaphorical dimensions, relating to cycles of care, repair, and renewal that sustain the social fabric."
Brenda Isabel Pérez and Israel Espin installed Tendedero on the rooftop of Casa Wabi Sabino in Mexico City's Atlampa neighborhood. The installation uses four parallel metal cables anchored with counterweights to suspend twelve linen canvases measuring 2.5 × 1.5 meters each. The system balances steel rigidity and the lightness of the semi-transparent fabrics, which respond to wind and movement to create shifting spatial thresholds. By occupying the rooftop, the project reclaims a transitional zone associated with domestic labor and care work, often carried out by women, and makes that labor visible. The intervention complements Alberto Kalach's architecture while adding permeability, rhythm, and ephemeral enclosures that evoke cycles of care and renewal.
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