NADA New York 2025

Xicalcoliuhqui-inspired geometries—a stepped, spiraling motif rooted in Mesoamerican design—anchor cast aluminum Mexican hand tree flower and a deceased carpenter bee. Its silvery surface shifts subtly, shaped by a foundry process akin to lost-wax casting. The piece reflects on how the natural world is abstracted and reconfigured through cultural frameworks, where beauty is both honored and controlled. The carpenter bee, at the end of its lifecycle, evokes the transient nature of existence—where likeness becomes a vessel for memory, desire, and imposed order.