Andres Payan Estrada explores the work of Porfirio Gutiérrez and Tanya Aguiñiga through the lens of craft, emphasizing how materials and making processes reveal layered histories and identities. He connects their use of fiber and cochineal to broader narratives of migration, colonialism, and the lived experiences of the brown body. Estrada highlights how craft functions as both a creative and cultural practice, carrying ancestral knowledge and personal history through the artist’s hands. He ultimately invites viewers to engage with these works as expressions of memory, displacement, and enduring cultural connection.