Catwalk Institute proudly welcomes Maite Iribarren Vázquez, an interdisciplinary artist whose sculptural practice examines the intersections of the body, labor, architecture, and cultural identity.
Maite Iribarren Vázquez
Maite Iribarren Vázquez
Maite Iribarren Vázquez creates sculptures, installations, and interventions that question standardized forms and explore the body, labor, and cultural specificity. Drawing on her background in structural engineering and upbringing between Cuban Miami and the Basque Country, her work responds to the visual homogenization of these once-distinct landscapes. Through satirical sculptural systems, she investigates how humanity slips into industrial, infrastructural, and architectural forms. Her practice combines metals and polymers from mass-produced consumer goods and construction materials with traditional metalworking, artisanal goldsmithing, and digital fabrication techniques.
