A new round of artist installations takes shape under the title Penumbras: Sacred Geometries.
By Brittanie Shey March 21, 2019
Written on Skin and Sacred Gestures by Charo Oquet.
“THIS PIECE has a lot to do with healing through joy and through hope,” says Charo Oquet.
The Dominican artist is standing in the middle of her installation inside 2515 Holman Street, one of the Project Row Houses buildings. The work, titled Written on Skin and Sacred Gestures, incorporates planks of wood, glass bottles filled with dyed water, large scraps of colorful fabric, and talisman-like sculptures, all climbing up a path into the middle of the room. The installation does evoke a feeling of joy, or maybe a feeling of accomplishment, as though one has scaled a large mountain.
Oquet joins the latest iteration of Project Row House’s Artists Rounds, a biannual collaborative project that uses art to create conversations about culture, history, and community. Round 49 is called Penumbras: Sacred Geometries and is inspired by the works of artist Bob Powell, who participated in PRH’s third artist round, and Dr. John Biggers, the legendary Houston artist and art teacher.