Melissa Calderón

When You Cut into the Present the Future Leaks Out

Melissa Calderón creates conceptual work exploring social and political landscapes, drawing upon historical and philosophical references to power, fragility, and perception. For the Old Bronx Borough Courthouse, she carefully inserts colored yarn into cracks and small hidden areas throughout the building, making a formal connection to her work on rivers that run through contested areas of the world. She highlights the physically stripped “wounds” of the building.