Sarah Zapata's sculptures feature vibrant woven patterns, fusing architectural elements and textiles to explore her complex identity shaped by her Peruvian roots, queerness, and life in various communities. Her works serve as a commentary on layered identities through traditional techniques and modern aesthetics. By utilizing Indigenous Peruvian weaving, Zapata emphasizes textiles as a profound medium for communication and sharing cultural heritage. Her installations defy strict categorization, blending functionality with artistic expression, while inviting viewers to engage with themes of lineage, community, and memory, as seen in her ongoing exhibit at Sargent's Daughters.
Through the convergence of architectural structures, soft textiles, and myriad patterns and textures, her site-specific works examine the nature of layered identities shaped by her Peruvian heritage.
Zapata consciously holds back from creating work that is too 'beautiful,' inviting a remarkable, tactile exploration of relationships between craft, lineage, community, and memory.
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