"Carnival time"

Carnival Time reinterprets the ancestral structure of the Andean quipu as a language of memory and cultural transmission. Through cords covered with twisted thread and a sequence of vibrant colors, the work redefines this ancient recording system to narrate a contemporary reality: the meaning of carnival in northwestern Argentina.

If in pre-Hispanic times the quipu preserved information, stories, and community ties, in this piece each cord becomes a symbolic record of the popular celebrations, collective gatherings, music, dance, and expressions of identity that characterize the Andean carnival. The colors evoke the joy, diversity, and energy of a festival where ancestral traditions and current cultural expressions coexist.

The repetition of visual forms and rhythms refers to the continuity of collective memory, while the textile materiality establishes a bridge between past and present. The work proposes the quipu not as an archaeological object, but as a living tool capable of continuing to tell stories, record experiences, and preserve the bonds that unite the communities of the region.