Mixing different elements of nature, artists Rosa Castillo and Graciela Ramos present an attractive textile exhibition at the ULS.

“Weaving spaces: to connect the earth, water and air”, is the title of the current exhibition corresponding to the 2014 exhibition cycle organized by the Extension Directorate of the University of La Serena, which shows a varied range of fabrics, organic looms and tapestries that evoke feelings of roots and revive our admiration for the different elements that nature provides. 

Hard work weaving knots, threads and various elements of nature makes up the textile exhibition exhibited by the two regional artists, Rosa María Castillo and Graciela Ramos, which was inaugurated in the Exhibition Hall of the University of La Serena and It will remain open until September 30, with a break between the 15th and 19th of the same month. 

As the artist Rosa Castillo commented, this is the result of years of practice and collection. “The truth is that I am always in hidden places and I am always collecting, for example, if I am in Los Choros, I am collecting shells, if I am in the Elqui Valley, in Alcohuaz, I am collecting seeds, quartz in Quebrada de Talca, mauve rose, pieces, in short, of what I find, and the bundles of palm trees also that are placed in the works. So this is a complex composition of a textile, which for it to come to life has to be very well executed,” highlighted the artist. 

The attendees admired the exhibition and valued the work of the exhibitors. “I find that there is a lot of passion in the works, which is reflected and very well expressed in the author's work. There is also a great color composition and quite a few messages inserted within the works. The one I liked the most was 'Heroin of Memory' because it also includes elements from nature, there is a recycling of palm trees, some jacaranda pods and the feathers that is quite ethnic, that's what I would call it, something very ethnic (…), he is mixing the ethnic with these decorative tapestries, which is also a personal technique,” ​​commented Ricardo Pérez.

“A lot of creativity, inspiration and contact, like the person is immersed in nature, therefore extracts all its essence and expresses it in art, which is the food of the soul,” highlighted María Yolanda González. 

Finally, the artist Rosa Castillo expressed her intention to invite the students to also participate in the exhibition. "We are fully convinced that the young children from the schools near the exhibition should attend, we must establish contact with the community and have the students come so that they can be enchanted by this simple and simple thing that is knots, they are plots, basic macrame stitches to keep them entertained.” 

This exhibition is open from Monday to Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. and from 16:00 p.m. to 18:30 p.m. and on Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. and from 16:00 p.m. to 17:30 p.m. Admission is free to the public at the ULS Exhibition Hall, located at Benavente 950, La Serena.