Flight (Arte Plumario) series
In the Flight series, Paredes engages with Peru’s long history of arte plumario (featherwork) through sculptural objects resembling both paintings and garments. With strong roots in pre-Hispanic indigenous spirituality, arte plumario evokes an interrelation between the human and animal worlds, emphasizing the importance of metamorphosis and shapeshifting in connecting with the spiritual realm. Paredes’s invocation of this practice asserts the importance and persistence of indigenous Andean culture in the face of the brutalizing eradication efforts of various colonial enterprises. Further, Paredes suggests that one may find a broader notion of self in these practices: one that embraces multiplicity, transformation, and self-determination.
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Cecilia ParedesPoncho, 2025Feathers on felt20 x 20 in
50.8 x 50.8 cm -
Cecilia ParedesDress for the Act of Flying, 2024Linen and feathers
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Cecilia ParedesRiver Arm, 2024Feathers on felt31 x 43 in
78.7 x 109.2 cm -
Cecilia ParedesRiver Cross, 2024Feathers on felt31 x 43 in
78.7 x 109.2 cm -
Cecilia ParedesEn mis Alas, 2018Mixed feathers on velvet18 x 13"
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Cecilia ParedesPheasant and Peacock Dress, 2017Fine feathers on cloth16.5 x 13 in
41.9 x 33 cm -
Cecilia ParedesFirmament, 2015felt and dyed feathers39 x 43"
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Cecilia ParedesShawl II (Blue and Green), 2015Felt and dyed feathers37 x 38.5"
94 x 97.8 cm -
Cecilia ParedesGuinea Hen DressFine feathers and cloth18 x 15"
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Cecilia ParedesPheasant Blue DressFine feathers and cloth17 x 16"
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Cecilia ParedesRoyal Pheasant DressFine feathers and cloth18 x 15"
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Cecilia ParedesUntitled (white and maroon)found feathers and pigment
