Swinburn practice is related to archaeological documentation, national treasures, vintage cartography, literature, classical architecture & music, opera, fine arts, among other discoveries always related to develop research on historical narratives and investigate living traditions, something her practice has been dedicated to; is searching to evoke what is no longer present. Catalina uses her research on historical narratives; using paper weaving as main medium; to create sculptures, installations; tapestries and performative investitures; from vintage documentation on classical archives. She pursues to rescue ancestral rituals related to sacred places, ancestral geography and original memory. Catalina Swinburn ́s work translates into key messages and universal concerns such as: sustainability, identity, gender equality and globalisation underlining the connections of the Global South throughout history. The use of weave and vintage documents are used by her as a vital and dynamic language for raising awareness both physically and conceptually while aiming to strengthen the integration between various communities in referring to female resilience. Regenerating these narratives articulates for the artist both a sense of urgency and a mode of resistance. The artwork is therefore activated by the artist’s position as both fabricator and performer of the sculpture. This could be seen as a metaphor for resistance, where woven narratives are portrayed as a substitute for the silence of women throughout history. By using weaving as a metaphor for resistance, her practice brings us closer to our cultural identity and offers an alternative view of the function of art as a vehicle of consciousness by meeting various forms of knowledge, opening a dialogue between conservatism and innovation, between continuity and transmutation.