08/27/2026
Entering the final weeks of “Beyond Digital” at Pratt Manhattan Gallery on 14th Street and we are highlighting the work of Pratt Digital Arts alum Nicolás Cuestas!
Working across translucent textiles, reflective surfaces, and projected imagery, Nicolás Cuestas constructs spatial systems that remain in a constant state of negotiation—hovering between simulation and fabrication, presence and dissolution.
Central to this practice is the river—not simply as a subject, but as a form of intelligence. In projects such as his river-based installations, flowing systems become both structure and metaphor, embodying networks of movement, contamination, and exchange. These river forms, often rendered through reflective acrylic or suspended textiles, evoke both cartographic precision and organic flux, positioning the landscape as an active, living system rather than a passive resource.
Visit Pratt Manhattan Gallery to learn more about this artist’s work, and all of the Pratt Digital Arts alumni in “Beyond Digital”, curated by Elena Soterakis. This exhibition closes Sept. 5, 2026.
Image Caption: Nicolás Cuestas, , 2017–2026, Mixed media installation with mirrored acrylic, printed textile, and video projection. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Installation photography by Jason Mandella Photography.