Working within the abstract, geometric weaving traditions passed down through generations of Wichí women in the Gran Chaco, one of Alarcón’s significant artistic developments has been her incorporation of narratives and suggestions of time and space, drawing on and expanding upon the notion of these textiles being a form of communication, conveying the weavers’ thoughts and dreams. In ‘Chumaaj ijuala pej [El trabajo cotidiano / The day’s work],’ Alarcón layers a basic Wichí motif of the mountain to conjure a wider landscape and the activities unfolding within it. For the artist, a day’s work includes travelling far to gather the chaguar plant, which is processed, spun, dyed and woven: communal acts repeated through generations of women. This textile is a celebration of the Wichí weavers’ work, inextricably tied to the landscape they live in.