Cristo Escamilla: Leafcutter Ants Set Wire Art bark paper Dimensions: 8''Tall 8''Long 4

Dimensions: 8''Tall 8''Long 4

Created by top Oaxacan woodcarving artist Rocio Fabian

each filled with dozens of tiny

whose civilization flourished at Monte Albán

and a single deep cobalt at the back

Cristo Escamilla: Leafcutter Ants Set Wire Art bark paper Dimensions: 8''Tall 8''Long 4Cristo Escamilla's leafcutter ants are going somewhere, and they are not stopping for anything. All five hormigas are mid march, each one hoisting a fabric leaf overhead that dwarfs its entire body exactly as the real Atta leafcutter does, carrying fragments up to twenty times its own weight back to the colony without a moment's hesitation. The procession has that unstoppable, slightly absurd energy of actual leafcutters: heads down, legs moving,