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Delcy Morelos: Interwoven

Delcy Morelos, Double Negation (La doble negación), 2006.

Mar 8 – Aug 4, 2024
3716 Washington Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108, United States

Delcy Morelos wants us to see the planet as sacred. Born in a town in northern Columbia, the artist spent a large part of her life “on the brink between life and death,” due to the bloody national conflict that took place in the country between 1964 and 2016. A descendant of the Indigenous Emberá community, Morelos was taught by her grandmother to respect the earth. Experimenting with various natural materials in the early years of her practice, Morelos eventually focused on soil, using it to symbolize her reverence for nature and her battle against human violence. “In this exhibition, we take weaving as a process, visual motif, and conceptual throughline to trace her career,” says Tamara Schenkenberg, the curator at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation. The show features an immersive labyrinth made of three tons of local soil, as well as drawings, paintings, and sculptures from the artist’s 30-year career. —Jeanne Malle