If these paintings’ lack of referentiality gives them a certain surety, even solidity, then their mood is, by contrast, quietly ephemeral. Carabaño’s technique of softening the edges of her forms, and smoothing the surfaces of her paintings, imbues the works with the sense of shadows falling on polished stone, or details glimpsed through frosted glass. While the visual experiences that precipitated these paintings may have been fleeting, the works themselves are still and permanent, now marshalling the environment in the spaces around them like rocks in a rushing river.

Carabaño’s practice extends beyond painting to include ceramic objects, drawings on paper, and handmade books, all of which explore perceptual and sensorial shifts. She crafts her shaped wooden supports with meticulous attention, stretching, priming, and sanding the linen to achieve a uniform surface that enhances the subtle luminosity of her compositions. The rippling, organic shapes within her work often resemble portals—glimpses into something just beyond reach—creating a dynamic interplay between the tangible and the intangible. Her process is deeply intuitive, with each work responding to the fluid impressions of daily life, resulting in compositions that feel simultaneously intimate and expansive.

Through her exploration of materiality, fragmentation, and displacement, Carabaño negotiates the disparity between object and experience, inviting viewers into contemplative spaces where perception and memory blur.