Officially formed in January 2017 in Mexico City, Máscaras de Alambre is a self-taught duo composed of David Miguel Herrera and Pablo Cobo, whose work has expanded from sculptural masks to installations, clothing, light performances, fashion, jewelry, and interactive pieces. Their practice stems from experimentation with wire as a symbolic material: rigid yet malleable, susceptible to rust, full of character, a reflection of the human condition. The project was born almost by accident when Herrera began shaping wine cork wire into a small “face,” showed it to Cobo, and both felt there was something powerful in that expression. Since then, they have created faces that convey emotions such as anguish, anxiety, frustration, but also tenderness, playfulness, and reflection. They have intervened in public spaces, bars, festivals, photo shoots, and cultural spaces, always seeking to ensure that the viewer not only sees the work but also interacts with it—putting on the mask, participating in the reflection, the gesture, the space. Among their most notable exhibitions are Especies de Alambre: Arte y Conservación (Wire Species: Art and Conservation) at the Vasconcelos Library (Mexico City), featuring animal figures such as the jaguar, axolotl, vaquita marina, golden eagle, and vaquita marina, created to raise environmental awareness. They have also participated in music and culture festivals such as Bahidorá and Burning Man, photography events, performance arts, collaborations with brands, editorial sessions, intervened clothing, and artistic collectives. Their visual language combines the sculptural and the ethereal: wire that plays with light and shadow, faces that are cut out between negative spaces, large-scale installations where the mask becomes minimal architecture, dresses or structures that envelop the body or invite the public to “be the work.” The emotional dimension is central: each piece, although solid, suggests fragility, inviting the viewer to confront their own emotions, identities, and the invisible patterns that shape us.