Guerra De La Paz

Living close to a discarded Pepe business in Haiti, Guerra de la Paz took advantage of the store’s abundance of abandoned clothing and focused their artistic brilliance on the histories that lie beneath each piece. This is done by using the clothes to create human-like structures, technically ‘bringing them to life’ and seeming to mould back the wearer.

Guerra de la Paz represents the name of a creative team of Cuban artists Alain
Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz who said “Gaining access to an over abundance of discarded clothing-relics that once helped define an individual’s personality and communally speak of environmental issues, mass consumption and disposability- opened the doors for us to working with garments as a material. We often see ourselves as vehicles guided by their essence and silent histories.”

The group have displayed their work at top galleries including The Saatchi and The Miami Art Museum, and their individualism is particularly striking. Have a look at their website for more impressive sculptures.