What does it mean to draw a line if home is a verb?

Nereida Dusten

August 5 — September 5, 2026

About the Exhibition

We draw lines on the floor to play, to mark a goal, or to create a horizon between outside and inside. The line enters reality to define limits; so where does the line of home begin? For me, inhabiting a place is not static. It is an action, something tied to movement and existence. My work explores this idea, tracing a line through past and present as a process of rediscovery. Leaving means living without fixed ground, yet space persists in memory, stitched there through constant return. These recurring images transform transit into a kind of dwelling. What does it mean to draw a line if home is a verb? speaks to this refusal to disappear, rooms that collapse in one location only to rebuild in another, resisting erasure through reconstruction.

Nereida is offering a lecture as a free event here at VMOTA in conjunction with her exhibition.

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Exhibition Gallery

A framed minimalist artwork shows a small house with a red roof and a figure in the foreground. The background is a soft cream color, creating a serene, tranquil mood.

Probabilidades de un punto central I 2024

Fabric, thread, and found photograph. Embroidery / collage on fabric.
Embroidery art on fabric depicting a simple house outline with red and brown stitches. A small grey and red stitched figure stands on textured ground.

Probabilidades de un punto central II 2024

Fabric, thread, and found photograph. Embroidery / collage on fabric.
Textured paper art with a dashed-line house outline, a multicolored door, and a small, gray partial human figure in front, conveying simplicity and warmth.

Probabilidades de un punto central: Hilar momentos II 2023

Cotton paper, thread, and found photograph. Embroidery / collage on fabric.
Art installation by Nereida Dusten with ten wooden-framed boxes connected by twisted, string-like wires on a light background.

Resisting erasure through reconstruction: Fragments of a landscape 2026

Fabric, thread, paper cutouts, photographs, wood.  Installation on wall of 10 miniature embroidery collages on canvas.
Embroidery art by Nereida Dusten of a chair on fabric canvas with colorful threads hanging down against a plain wall background.

Resisting erasure through reconstruction: Object for resting from my grandmother’s house 2026

Fabric, thread, and acrylic painting. Acrylic painting, textile and embroidery on canvas.
Embroidered artwork of a sofa with floral cushions, with colorful threads hanging down on a plain white wall.

Resisting erasure through reconstruction: object for resting in 1997 2026

Fabric, thread, textiles, and acrylic painting. Acrylic painting, textile and embroidery on canvas.
Artwork of a blue folding chair sitting on a patch with threads hanging down from the canvas onto a white wall.

Resisting erasure through reconstruction: object for resting in 2000 2026

Fabric, thread, textiles, and acrylic painting. Acrylic painting, textile and embroidery on canvas.
House-shaped collage of ceramic shards with floral patterns, bound by blue threads on textured white paper, conveying a sense of fragility and creativity by Nerieda Dusten.

Seasonal rooms I 2025

Cotton paper, thread, ceramics, textile, found photograph. Embroidery / collage on paper.
White textured paper with an embossed house outline. Inside, a blue thread is delicately arranged, with scattered white fragments, creating a peaceful tone.

Seasonal rooms II 2025

Cotton paper, thread, ceramics, textile. Embroidery / collage on paper.
A tiny, intricate collage of photo and shard stands against a textured white background. The tone is minimalist and serene, highlighting delicate craftsmanship.

Seasonal rooms III 2025

Cotton paper, thread, ceramics, and found photograph. Embroidery / collage on paper.
Black-and-white photo of a girl standing in front of a simple house outline stitched with red thread on white fabric by Nereida Dusten
A black and white photo of a man in a hat and suit, standing in front of a simple red embroidered house on white fabric.
Collage of a headless person in a suit with a red embroidered house outline above on white paper.
Black-and-white photo of a person combined with red thread forming a simple house outline and window on white background.
A minimalist artwork features a red, thread-like outline of a door and circle window above it. Below, a cutout of figure legs conveys an abstract, surreal tone.
Collage depicts a black-and-white figure in a suit and bowler hat, partially obscured by a red thread outlining a door, creating a mysterious tone.
A black-and-white figure with a covered face stands below a floating red square made of dashed lines, evoking a sense of mystery and confinement.
Minimalist artwork showing two diagonal red lines and a pair of black-and-white shoes with socks against a white background, conveying simplicity and contrast.
A red thread stretches horizontally across a white background with two small black shoes hanging below it. The image conveys simplicity and intrigue.

Traces of an existence I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX.  2023

Cotton paper, thread, and magazine paper cutouts. Embroidery / collage on paper.

Artist’s Statement

My work is an intimate exploration using recycled materials, textiles, found photos, and collage to question how we construct and inhabit physical and emotional spaces. Lines represent both connection and rupture by cutting, reassembling, and weaving, redefining narratives of the personal and collective. These narratives explore the past and present from a personal perspective and are a visual attempt to decode internal conflicts.

About the Artist

  • Nereida Dusten

Nereida Dusten

Nereida Dusten (Hermosillo, Sonora, b. 1992) is a visual artist with a degree in Fine Arts from the Autonomous University of Baja California. She develops her work in the technique of embroidery and two-dimensional and three-dimensional collage. Throughout her career she has participated in numerous international group and solo exhibitions and biennials and developed an academic residency abroad. Dusten currently works at the State Center for the Arts of Baja California.

Financial support is provided by the City of San Diego.

This activity is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency.