Mariela Yeregui was the 2022–2024 Faculty Fellow in Costume and Textiles at the RISD Museum. In this summary of her work, she describes her research, social practice, and the e-textile she created at the conclusion of the position.
RISD Museum Summer researcher discusses Wifredo Lam's 1959 painting Près des Îles Vierges as a reflection of his complicated relationship with revolutionary Cuba and evolving understanding of Caribbean identity in a postcolonial world.
Un cri de terre qui déploie Les nervures de son été Parce qu’amour l’aura fouillée Ou que la pluie est avenante
Un cri de femme labourée À la limite des jachères Ses seins nubiles partagés Entre la misère et la mousse
