Elena Patiño
March 2010
Laborious Futility
The accumulative processes used in the making of Elena’s pieces make reference to a variety of different aspects of the human condition. Labor, migration and consumption are all subtly examined through her obsessively repetitive methods of construction and systems of assemblage.
Laborious Futility adapts from Patiño’s previous engagement in the construction of organic structures based on repetition with a strong connection to fiber arts. While not always made with fiber materials, the work borrows from the pliable quality of textiles.
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