Elisa Lutteral
Fine Art MFA
Parsons School of Design
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Fine Art / Textiles / Installation/Sculpture
My location: New York, United States
Elisa Lutteral
First Name: Elisa
Last Name: Lutteral
University / College: Parsons School of Design
Course / Program: Fine Art MFA
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Fine Art / Textiles / Installation/Sculpture
My Location: New York, United States
About
"Elisa Lutteral (born 1992) is an Argentinian-American multidisciplinary artist whose work focuses on the relationship between power dynamics in landscapes and the human form. She is currently based in New York, USA. Her recent work centers on small studies and large soft sculpture installations, primarily employing textiles. Lutteral attended the University of Buenos Aires (FADU, 2015), where she later worked as a lecturer and teacher (2016). She holds an MFA in textiles from Parsons, The New School for Design (2023). She is also a part of a collective, “Colectivo de Palabreo”, which through happenings and discussions, works on dismantling traditional approaches to knowledge and material culture studies."
The symbol of the hand appears as an expression of human consciousness. Hands have the capacity to sculpt, mold, and weave the world we inhabit but also to unravel and destroy. It is the very same hand with five fingers that can set a forest on fire as the one that can mend a broken sweater. In this duality, hands can reshape and react to our surroundings. Making transforms both states of matter and the mind. It is an act of being present and active in the world. When these hands become intertwined and fused with other hands, they build a network, and from this network stems collective consciousness. The performative film represents a unique collaboration involving four contemporary dancers who had no prior acquaintance and no rehearsal together. The central element driving the interaction among the actors is the use of the glove. This glove serves as a tool to guide their movements and engagements. When their fingers become braided, it triggers a transformative shift in how the bodies interact with each other.
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