West's first experiences in Ritoque are artistic: he utilizes fabrics as mortar containers to build sculptural volumes that were later exhibited in the Storefront Gallery in New York. During his stay in the Open City West proposed the possibility of using fabrics as containers of concrete to obtain new architectonic forms.
Durante su estadía en la Ciudad Abierta, West planteó la posibilidad de utilizar telas como contenedores del hormigón para obtener nuevas formas arquitectónicas; en ese momento nos encontrábamos realizando la Mesa del Entreacto, un lugar al aire libre para recibir a cien comensales.