Light of Two Times, a collection by designer María del Carmen García Torres in Matanzas, became a runway show this October 20 in a creative tribute to Cuban Culture on its national day, with the presentation of 14 designs that combine tradition and modernity.

In conversation with the Cuban News Agency, García Torres, founder of the Cuban Association of Artisan Artists (ACAA) and a member of the National Organization of Industrial Design, explained that the proposal shared at the Pedro Esquerré Art Gallery brings together the works of six months of intense work.

She acknowledged the contribution of the seamstresses and weavers who make up her atelier, contributors of a very important collective manual work, fundamentally in crochet fabrics, and this is expressed in 14 pieces, all in white fabric in a mixture of the old with the contemporary.

I took up the tradition, the manual art of crochet knitting, and brought it to a current design so that people see a retro vibe in something contemporary, and the director of the Gallery invited me to present it on this significant day, commented the accomplished artisan artist. The designer also highlighted the work of Joker Estudio, an artistic photography project that accompanied the presentation, and explained that the event allowed the members of the professional modeling academy founded nine months ago in coordination with the ACAA and the University of Matanzas to be shown in action.