Manos que pintan, a film by
Rithwick Chary

Monica Curiel is a sculptor and designer whose practice explores the relationship between material, form, use, and perception. Working with familiar construction materials, she creates works that evoke the softness and movement of fabric, using illusion to transform how these materials are experienced. Her approach extends across contemporary art and collectible design, bringing a shared artistic language to artworks, furniture, and objects.

Rooted in personal experience and inherited ways of making, her practice considers the memories and histories carried through materials and labor. Through these connections, Curiel explores how cultural inheritance shapes identity and informs the ways we understand and engage with the material world.