Lisu Vega: Calle Chile, Callejón San Benito

April 12 - May 3, 2025

From Spellerberg Projects:

“Lisu Vega’s artistic practice is a rich, multi-layered exploration of identity, migration, and memory, deeply rooted in her heritage and her commitment to sustainability. By blending textile art, sculpture, and experimental weaving with photography and engravings, she creates immersive installations that speak to the personal and collective experiences of displacement and transformation.

Her Wayu heritage, particularly its ancient weaving techniques, is integral to her work, linking her to a centuries-old tradition while offering a personal and contemporary lens through which to express her own journey of migration and self-discovery. The tactile, labor-intensive process of weaving is not only a means of artistic expression for Vega but also a form of emotional and psychological release-an active meditation on loss, belonging, and resilience.

At the core of Vega’s work is the tension between memory and the present, between what is physically left behind and what can be re-imagined and woven into the future. In using fiber as her central medium, she not only explores the connection between materials and the human body but also questions how the spaces we occupy shape our sense of self. Through her intricate, labor-intensive work, she creates a space where her past and future meet, where the scars of migration are transformed into vessels of hope and continuity.”