Ridges and grooves (whistle)   2021
3 part textile, raw wool and VHS magnetic tape   I   150 x 666 cm
(woven by Pedro Mendoza)

Ridges and Grooves (whistle) transfers a selection of the imprints left when the VHS tape is glued and unglued onto adhesive tape. These imprints are created by micro-gestures that create endless miniature worlds. Enlarging and reproducing them through weaving, a practice of storytelling and preserving cultural history, is somewhats paradoxical as weaving the VHS tape renders it permanently unreadable. An attempt to preserve through erasure.

Ridges and Grooves is a contemporary installation exploring surface structures, topography, material texture, and spatial geometry through abstract systems. Keywords: material abstraction, surface art, installation sculpture, spatial geometry, texture systems.

© Vanessa Enríquez