Abraham Cruzvillegas

Abraham Cruzvillegas was born in Mexico City in 1968, where he currently lives and works.

Abraham Cruzvillegas’s expansive installations are created from everyday objects and handmade materials that he collects and assembles. The combination of these wide-ranging objects is surprising, but it is their arrangement in space that truly draws attention. His works appear to exist in a state of precarious balance, creating a sense of instability, suspension, and even vertigo from the first encounter. Within the controlled environment of a museum, they introduce a profound sense of strangeness. 

Cruzvillegas’s practice also explores the processes of making and the forms of knowledge embedded in craftsmanship. During his residency at Atelier Calder, he created a new series of works using objects collected in the Saché region. He developed a single object, the “bastos”—a type of stick—reimagined in different materials through collaborations with local craftspeople, including a baker, a wicker producer, a carpenter, and cabinetmakers. Each variation highlights traditional craft practices in the region. The artist examined how these forms of production circulate within a rural area, while placing them in dialogue with the commercial systems of urban environments.