Cosas que Sangran and Transmigration [Migration]: Collaboration, Materiality and Connection

Silvia Forni delves into Cosas que Sangran, a large sculptural work by Tanya Aguiñiga that combines experimental weaving, cochineal dye, and collaborative knowledge. Forni points out how the piece connects material processes, ancestral dye practices learned through dialogue with Porfirio Gutiérrez's work Transmigration [Migration], and themes of womanhood, migration, and borderlessness, using color, form, and symbolism to reflect on labor, the body, and shared cultural landscapes of Mexico and Southern California.