Cristina Córdova shapes earthly matter into mythic figures. This uncanny Araña (Spanish for spider), with its androgynous human torso on seven spindly legs, startles all sense of reality. The artist, who currently lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, grew up in Puerto Rico, where she was drawn to the prevalent icons of Catholicism—figures that bind together the contradictions of agony and ecstasy, corporeal and magical. Here, Córdova has begun a story and invites you to finish it.
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022
