B. 1940 Switzerland lives and works in the world

B, 1957 USA lives and works in the world

Artists Lilo Nido and Chris Mast work collaboratively in textiles, creating hand-dyed, stitched, and constructed works that explore the material and emotional resonances of fabric. Their practice moves fluidly between design and fine art, merging traditional Caribbean textile techniques with contemporary experimentation in color, texture, and form.

Rooted in the natural environment of Grenada—the sea’s shifting blues, the vitality of plant life, the quiet rhythm of daily making—their work meditates on connection, care, and ecological balance. Through processes of dyeing, layering, and slow handwork, Nido and Mast reveal the tactile histories embedded in cloth, allowing each piece to unfold as both a visual field and a correspondence of lived experience.

Their inclusion in the Grenada Pavilion at the 61st Biennale di Venezia (2026) situates their practice within a broader conversation about material culture, memory, and the intertwined narratives of island life and global exchange.