Ximena Garrido-Lecca (b. 1980, Peru) 

Aleaciones con memoria de forma II, 2014 
Bronze and reed 

A large gold-colored textile by Ximena Garrido Lecca is presented on the gallery floor. Titled Aleaciones con memoria de forma II (Shape Memory Alloys II), the piece is woven from bronze tubes. Bronze is an alloy made from copper and tin. Copper is one of the primary materials mined in the artist’s native Peru, an extractive industry that has had devastating ecological effects and has displaced many rural and indigenous communities. Peru is known for its rich indigenous textile traditions and the complexity involved in their production. Garrido Lecca’s piece becomes a complex portrait of the contemporary political and cultural landscape of Peru, as it tries to negotiate the long-term effects of its dependence on the mining industry.