“WOW!” was the first reaction I had when the lights went on the work of Guerra de la Paz, the two-artist team of Alain Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz. Having had a vague recollection of seeing these artists’ works somewhere before but not being able to place where, I was immediately taken by the scale and the beauty of these textile sculptures. The artists are commenting on mass-produced refuse on our consumer (and consumptive) society by using layer upon layer of bright-colored garments that are used like pigments of paint. Ironically, the exhibition is housed in the heart of the “garment district” in Wynwood where I was just walking by wondering where in the world the aisles and aisles of garments go. Viewing the works brought to mind Yin Xiuzhen, an emerging Chinese contemporary artist with a recent installation at the Museum of Modern Art. She uses recycled garments and suitcases to create her “Portable Cities” series in which she comments on the transient nature of our global society whereby we are always packing and re-packing our suitcases, constantly on the move.