BIO

Born in Buenos Aires, Paula Completed her MA in Sculpture at Royal College of Art in 2023 and currently lives and works in Houston.

Artist Statement — Paula Córdoba

My work begins with the body—its memory, its rhythms, its knowing. Rooted in the landscapes of Argentina and shaped by my years of living abroad, I am drawn to the quiet force of materials: carded wool, clay, natural pigments, thread. These are not neutral; they carry histories, touch, and temperature.

After completing my MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art in London, I began to question not just what I was making, but how I was sensing. The Western canon had trained me to see and interpret, but not to feel in the ways I remembered—in the heat of adobe, in the stillness of weaving, in the ritual of repetition.

My practice now explores the decolonization of the senses—an unlearning of extractive ways of knowing and a return to sensory intelligence. I’m interested in how certain textures, gestures, and slowness can restore presence in a world that fragments our attention. My works are often minimal yet textured—stitched, layered, or suspended—inviting touch, breath, and pause.

Influenced by the dry forest of Northern Argentina and the women who weave there, my pieces do not aim to represent a place, but to carry its pulse. I think of them as containers of rhythm—as quiet propositions for a more embodied way of being.