WHO TOUCHED ME?

This is a wearable ceramic work that reflects on women’s labor, care, and presence within society. Composed of numerous unique porcelain elements connected by thread, the piece is conceived as a second skin, designed to be worn in direct contact with the body.

Through its construction, the work addresses forms of labor that are essential yet historically undervalued. The act of weaving individual units together emphasizes repetition, time, and physical effort, while the threads that bind the piece evoke connection and vulnerability. Their three colors carry distinct meanings: blue suggests calm and continuity, black refers to fear and what remains unspoken, and gold signifies recognition and the value of women’s labor.

The title refers to a passage from the Gospels of Mark (5:31) and Luke (8:45), in which a woman, rendered invisible by illness and social exclusion, dares to touch a garment and is healed. In this gesture, touch becomes an act of dignity and transformation. The work draws on this narrative to reflect on how presence and value can emerge through contact, even when they have long remained unseen.

This piece incorporates thread from an original bobbin produced at the Fabra i Coats factory in Sant Andreu, made by women workers.

The work unfolds through a dual surface. One side is marked by the artist’s fingerprint, a physical trace that embodies manual labor, repetition, and the intimate contact between body and material.
The other side carries the imprint of a rubber glove, evoking domestic work historically assigned to women - essential, constant, and largely unseen.
This reversibility exposes a silent hierarchy of labor, questioning which forms of work are recognized and which are absorbed into the background of everyday life.