XXXVI. THE HOUSE OF SILENCE 

The House of Silence is inspired by the ancient nomadic shelter, the yurt—a moving home shaped as a circle. As the outer world shifts and transforms, the yurt protects an inner center: a place of gathering, remembrance, and return.
The viewer passes through a dark corridor to reach an inner circular space, silenced by felt and illuminated by an opening at the top. At the center stands a three-dimensional work which is the focal point. Surrounded by artworks on the walls. This is a place of reflection where we invite the viewer to connect to his/her silence and see what emerges. What emerges in his/her silence is his/her home. 

Mexico stands as a territory where the continuity of traditional crafts shapes a living cultural landscape, sustained by a network of artisanal knowledge that has withstood the erosion of time. In this context, House of Silence is conceived as an architectural gesture that seeks to preserve and project this knowledge, knowledge that has evolved alongside the development of new materials, passed down from generation to generation, recognizing the intrinsic value of manual labor as a foundation of identity.
The piece materializes through the convergence of technique and sensitivity, on one hand, the structural precision of the blacksmiths from Pablo Reyes workshop in the State of Mexico; on the other, the textile skill of seamstress Martha Cedillo in the State of Hidalgo. This assembly of disciplines does not merely construct an object, but rather articulates a dialogue between material, craft, and collective memory.