Cristina Camacho’s art operates on multiple levels, combining physical and conceptual layers that invite deeper reflection. By weaving canvas together, she encourages viewers to look beyond the surface and engage with the voids her work conceals. Her practice explores the intricate relationships between language, power, and reality, using subtle geometric forms and an absorbing emptiness that pulls one into the work. Camacho manipulates the canvas by cutting and reshaping it, transforming the traditionally flat surface into sculptural forms that expand its material possibilities. Her pieces function less as three-dimensional objects and more like delicate fabrics, dissolving boundaries between inside and outside. Through the interplay of lines and colors, she evokes the complexity, texture, and beauty of reality in a way that challenges conventional perception. Her work is a gesture of resistance rather than decoration. By cutting the canvas, Camacho disrupts established ideas about the body, patriarchy, motherhood, and painting itself. She redefines the surface of reality shaped by limiting language to create images that give expression to what has been silenced or ignored. Engaging with traditional female symbols, she reshapes their meaning through weaving, inviting viewers to confront what society and individuals have hidden. Her art stands as a powerful call for liberation and reclaiming ownership of what has long been denied. ...
