Opening at Scalehouse: Liminal by Gonzalo Benavente

About this event

Scalehouse presents Liminal, an exhibition by Peruvian artist Gonzalo Benavente exploring the connections between cultural heritage, identity, migration, and technology. Born in Cusco, Peru, Benavente brings together pre-Columbian symbolism, folded paper, cardboard sculpture, interactive installations, and digital technologies to connect ancestral traditions with contemporary forms of making.

The exhibition explores the spaces between what we inherit and what we transform, what feels familiar and what feels foreign, and how our sense of belonging changes over time. Through sculpture and digital processes, Benavente approaches these in-between spaces as opportunities to reimagine memory, explore evolving identities, and create new connections between past and present.

Benavente is a graduate of the School of Fine Arts of Peru, founder of Orilab, a laboratory dedicated to folding and paper art, and author of Sculptural Origami.

On view: November 6, 2026–January 22, 2027

First Friday Opening Reception: November 6, 5–7 PM

Second First Friday Reception: December 4, 5–7 PM

Artist Talk: December 18, 5:30 PM

Artist-Led Workshop: Date and details to be announced

This exhibition is free and open to the public.