To integrate Art to life

Faldas Art Group’s main goal is to integrate Art to life, understanding that Art can help transform/ sensitize / enhance human relationships both in a social context as well as with Nature. The work of Faldas started with the making of three “faldas” (skirts in Spanish), tailored with more than 130 small triangular pieces of fabric that were previously “artistically intervened” by a diverse group of contributors. These participants had some kind of previous connection with Faldas Art Group founders - they were relatives, friends, coworkers, neighbors, students, representing a wide array of experiences, skills, age groups and geographical locations (among others, we received contributions from Australia, USA, France, Belgium, Spain, Bolivia, and different areas within Argentina). The particularities of each contribution were documented in our “libros de artista” (artist’s books) created by Faldas Art Group with assorted artistic techniques. Those same three faldas are then use for the group’s multiple performances and participatory actions.

In each of their projects, Faldas Art Group invites the audience to participate, transforming them from spectators to actors, and encouraging them to:
· Enjoy the artistic event, celebrating the color and joy that it entails.
· Produce a collective work without canceling the individual contributions, stressing the value of plurality.
· Share the joy of recreational activities, facilitating new interpersonal relations.
· Participate in actions understood as rituals that generate a deep and sensitive connection with Nature.
· Display a work in progress – understanding works of art as stages in a long-term exploration of a theme.
With these goals in mind, Faldas Art Group creates installations, action, site specific works, objects, textiles, graphic works, performances, videos and photographs that document our journey.

Faldas Art Group believes that Art can transform and improve human connections with oneself, with each other and with Nature. Our work ultimately seeks to promote solidarity, building bonds between artists and the general public as well as connecting people who are committed to working for their creative participation in society regardless of race, class, ability or gender identity.