Catarina Silva

A song you cannot hear but can feel, Mantra Love Song transforms rhythm into form. Catarina Silva stitches together time and memory, weaving glass beads in a spiral that echoes both the grooves of a record and the whorls of a seashell. The compact disc at its core, once a vessel for sound, becomes a silent relic of past technologies, reimagined through the patient ritual of beading.

This piece is a meditation on repetition and resonance. The meticulous arrangement of beads suggests both expansion and stillness, capturing the cyclical nature of music and craft. Silva’s work invites touch, reflection, and a reconsideration of how we experience sound beyond the auditory.