Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Venezuelan artists María Dávila and Eduardo Portillo are dedicated, almost obsessively so, to exploring the intricacies of the material production of textiles. Their extensive travels to China and India to study the traditional techniques of indigo dye making, sericulture, and hand-weaving, have taught them that fiber is a vehicle for understanding other cultures. Hear how their research informs their internationally exhibited work, which revolves around the interconnectedness of their experiences with people, places, and landscapes, as well as the materials and processes that bear the imprint of their searches.
Venezuelan artists María Dávila and Eduardo Portillo are dedicated, almost obsessively so, to exploring the intricacies of the material production of textiles. Their extensive travels to China and India to study the traditional techniques of indigo dye making, sericulture, and hand-weaving, have taught them that fiber is a vehicle for understanding other cultures. Hear how their research informs their internationally exhibited work, which revolves around the interconnectedness of their experiences with people, places, and landscapes, as well as the materials and processes that bear the imprint of their searches.
