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Collections

Claudia Alarcón
The Shell of Memory (El caparazón de la memoria)2024

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Artist or Maker
Claudia Alarcón
born 1989, Comunidad La Puntana, Santa Victoria Este, Salta, Argentina
Artist or Maker
Silät
established 2023, Santa Victoria Este, Salta, Argentina
Title
The Shell of Memory (El caparazón de la memoria)
Date Made
2024
Medium
Hand-spun chaguar fiber with natural and aniline dyes woven in yica stitch
Dimensions
Unframed: 48 1/16 × 50 13/16 in. (122 × 129 cm); framed: 56 3/4 × 64 × 2 1/4 in (144.15 × 162.56 × 5.72 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Contemporary@LACMA, 2024 and the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art Deaccession Fund
Accession Number
M.2025.21
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Latin American Art