Circles of Resonance
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Artwork# 10003
About the Artist
Name: Amy Aguiñiga
School: Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU)
Program: Bachelor of Fine Arts - Visual Arts
Bio: Drawing on her Filipino–Mexican heritage and West Coast surroundings, Amy works in painting, encaustic, textiles, and small‑scale sculpture. Her series “Thresholds,” shown in ECU’s Dean’s List Exhibition and the Vancouver Student Arts Festival, blends encaustic layers with carved wood to explore shifting boundaries. As co‑leader of the ECU Art & Ecology Collective, she organizes public art workshops and plans to pursue ecological residencies after graduation.
About the Artwork
Medium: Mixed Media Textile
Size: 48"W x 48"H x 3"D
Artistic Statement: In “Circles of Resonance,” hundreds of hand‑wound string loops float across a fabric field, each circle a vessel of memory and motion. Drawing from my Filipino–Mexican heritage and the rhythmic pulse of the West Coast, I wrap colored threads—some hand‑dyed, others reclaimed—into concentric forms that suggest ripples in water or the pulse of community.
The repetition of circles speaks to cycles of migration and return, while the slight irregularities in each loop honor the individual stories woven into collective experience. Suspended against layered textiles, the strings cast shifting shadows that change with the light, inviting viewers to witness the interplay between unity and singularity.
Through “Circles of Resonance,” I explore how simple gestures—wrapping, layering, repeating—can map the invisible ties that bind us to place, to one another, and to the past.
