Ximena Garrido-Lecca

Ximena Garrido-Lecca explores the tension between ancestral knowledge and colonial structures rooted in the history of Peru. Her work often combines various forms of pre-Columbian cultural practices, such as weaving and vessels, with minerals related to the technological field, including copper and silicon. Garrido-Lecca attends to the social, economic and cultural transformations spurred by natural resource use and exploitation.