Published on July 1, 2024 at 11:41.
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Anita is a nod to the name of the artist Natalia Comandari’s mother and grandmother. The tribute to her lineage is also accompanied by indelible memories of her childhood in El Salvador, where she returns every year. “It was my grandmother who taught me techniques like crochet, weaving or embroidery,” she emphasizes in her light sing-song accent, evoking her fascination with this marked aptitude, this genius of gesture. “Craftsmanship has had a great impact on me. Even when I was studying video at Head in Geneva, I was often told that I sometimes kept an artisanal side in my approach.”
Art or craft? For Natalia, it is completely artificial to make the distinction. She thus navigates between her video mandates, her DJ sets that mix Afro-Latin beats and techno, and her braiding activity. Her first wearable pieces started in 2012, thanks to a textile residency in Finland. There, she walked through second-hand shops to recover fabric scraps, but she was also intrigued by DIY stores where she bought rope. Later, in Turkey, she also met someone capable of dyeing the ropes in the tones of her choice. Her first pieces make up a motley set of imposing necklaces, often unique, created according to the inspirations of the moment or sometimes by exchanging directly with her customers.
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