Hellen Ascoli

Guatemala City,Guatemala1984

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We are Interwoven
2024 Installation view Condo MX Photo: Rubén Garay
Cierto Nomadismo: Llorar Tierra
2024 Hand-woven and hand-braided cotton, clay pinches on wood 33.07 x 38.58 in
We are Interwoven
2024 Installation view Condo MX Photo: Rubén Garay
We are Interwoven
2024 Installation view Condo MX Photo: Rubén Garay
We are Interwoven
2024 Installation view Condo MX Photo: Rubén Garay
We are Interwoven
2024 Installation view Condo MX Photo: Rubén Garay
Cierto Nomadismo: Hacerse Nudo
2024 Hand-woven cotton and acrylic stitched on fabric found on wood 21.65 x 37.80 in
Somos Tejidos
2024 Hand-woven cotton and wool stitched on fabric found on wood 41.34 x 42.13 in
We are Interwoven
2024 Installation view Condo MX Photo: Rubén Garay
We are Interwoven
2024 Installation view Condo MX Photo: Rubén Garay
Cien tierras
2023 Installation view La Nueva Fábrica, Antigua Guatemala, Photo: Ana Werren
Cien tierras
2023 Installation view La Nueva Fábrica, Antigua Guatemala, Photo: Ana Werren
Cien tierras
2023 Installation view La Nueva Fábrica, Antigua Guatemala, Photo: Ana Werren
Cien tierras
2023 Installation view La Nueva Fábrica, Antigua Guatemala, Photo: Ana Werren
Cien tierras
2023 Installation view La Nueva Fábrica, Antigua Guatemala, Photo: Ana Werren
Cien tierras
2023 Installation view La Nueva Fábrica, Antigua Guatemala, Photo: Ana Werren
Cien tierras
2023 Installation view La Nueva Fábrica, Antigua Guatemala, Photo: Ana Werren
Cien tierras
2023 Installation view La Nueva Fábrica, Antigua Guatemala, Photo: Ana Werren
Cien tierras
2023 Installation view La Nueva Fábrica, Antigua Guatemala, Photo: Ana Werren
Cien tierras
2023 Installation view La Nueva Fábrica, Antigua Guatemala, Photo: Ana Werren
(She Re-Members) Siendo somos
2022 Exhibition view Artspace, San Antonio Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio Photo credit: Beth Devillier
(She Re-Members) Siendo somos
2022 Exhibition view Artspace, San Antonio Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio Photo credit: Beth Devillier
(She Re-Members) Siendo somos
2022 Exhibition view Artspace, San Antonio Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio Photo credit: Beth Devillier
(She Re-Members) Siendo somos
2022 Exhibition view Artspace, San Antonio Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio Photo credit: Beth Devillier
(She Re-Members) Siendo somos
2022 Exhibition view Artspace, San Antonio Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio Photo credit: Beth Devillier
(She Re-Members) Siendo somos
2022 Exhibition view Artspace, San Antonio Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio Photo credit: Beth Devillier
(She Re-Members) Siendo somos
2022 Exhibition view Artspace, San Antonio Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio Photo credit: Beth Devillier
(She Re-Members) Siendo somos
2022 Exhibition view Artspace, San Antonio Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio Photo credit: Beth Devillier
(She Re-Members) Siendo somos
2022 Exhibition view Artspace, San Antonio Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio Photo credit: Beth Devillier
Cien tierras
2021 Exhibition view CAC Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati
Cien tierras
2021 Exhibition view CAC Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati
Cien tierras
2021 Exhibition view CAC Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati
Cien tierras
2021 Exhibition view CAC Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati
¿Cómo está tu corazón? – Achike’ rub’anön ak’u’x (How is your heart?)
2020 – 2021 Cotton, wool, wood, clamps 198 x 198 in
Memory Is the Insistence of Remembering
2020 – 2021 Cotton woven on a back strap loom, machine 49 x 55 in
Memory Is the Insistence of Remembering
2016 – 2021 (Detail) Found box, found furniture, acetate, photos
Memory Is the Insistence of Remembering
2016 – 2021 Found box, found furniture, acetate, photos
It Takes Effort to Burn a Body
2020 – 2021 Found ironing board, objects used for Asunción and painting by Jorge de León
What X Is Change What X Is Shhhh What X Is Gone
2017 – 2021 Furniture designed by Karl Williamson Video inside construction 40 x 50 x 70 in
What E Is Eh What E Is Eeeee What E Is Fingers
2017 – 2021 Furniture designed by Karl Williamson Video inside construction 20 x 20 x 62 in
What E Is Eh What E Is Eeeee What E Is Fingers
2017 – 2021 Furniture designed by Karl Williamson Video inside construction 20 x 20 x 62 in
One Hundred Earths
2020 – 2021 Cotton and wool 62 x 80 in
Thinking Things X
2021 Cotton and wool woven on foot loom, wool braid, found wood
Touch Word / Touch Matter / Touch Change
2020 – 2021 Cotton and wool 50 x 50 in
Keexik, Keetik, Keemik (Kiché)
2020 – 2021 Cotton and wool
I Woke Up Early to Comb the World
2017 – 2021 Cotton and found objects 63 x 16 x 38 in
I Woke Up Early to Comb the World
2017 – 2021 (Detail) Cotton and found objects 63 x 16 x 38 in
We Shaped Soft Gods Here
Collaboration with Karl Williamson 2020 – 2021 Cotton and wool bands, electronic components 3D printed Wall size: 12 bands of 95 x 1.5 in
We Shaped Soft Gods Here
Collaboration with Karl Williamson 2020 – 2021 (Detail) Cotton and wool bands, electronic components 3D printed Wall size: 12 bands of 95 x 1.5 in
We Shaped Soft Gods Here
Collaboration with Karl Williamson 2020 – 2021 (Detail) Cotton and wool bands, electronic components 3D printed Wall size: 12 bands of 95 x 1.5 in
First Sunrises on Earth
2021 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta Guatemala City
Cien tierras, Raíz 1
2020 Digital photography on cotton paper, cotton woven in inkle loom 10 x 16 in
Cien tierras, Raíz 2
2020 Digital photography on cotton paper, cotton woven in inkle loom 10 x 16 in
Cien tierras, Raiz 3
2020 Digital photography on cotton paper, cotton woven in inkle loom 10 x 16 in
Cien tierras, Raíz 4
2020 Digital photography on cotton paper, cotton woven in inkle loom 10 x 16 in
Cien tierras, Raíz 5
2020 Digital photography on cotton paper, cotton woven in inkle loom 10 x 16 in
Lost. In between. Together
2021 Exhibition view 22 Bienal de Arte Paíz, La Nueva Fábrica, Antigua Guatemala
With land / Without Land (From the Series One Hundred Earths)
2021 (Detail) Installation Loom, cotton thread, dust and digital printing on cotton paper Dimensions variable
With land / Without Land (From the Series One Hundred Earths)
(Detail) 2021 Installation Loom, cotton thread, dust and digital printing on cotton paper Dimensions variable
In the Threads I Found (For Lupita)
2020 Cotton woven on back strap loom, machine sewn 19.6 x 25 in
In the Threads I Found (For Lupita)
(Detail) 2020 Cotton woven on back strap loom, machine sewn 19.6 x 25 in
Abrazo (Embrace)
2020 Cotton woven on back strap loom, and inkle loom, hand-sewn 23 x 27 in
Abrazo (Embrace)
2020 (Detail) Cotton woven on back strap loom and inkle loom, hand-sewn 23.6 x 27.5 in
(o)ver ver (o)ver
2020 Hand woven cotton on back strap loom, found fabric, machine sewn 39 x 11 in
(o)ver ver (o)ver.
2020 Detail Hand woven cotton on back strap loom, found fabric, machine sewn 39 x 11 in
(o)ver ver (o)ver.
2020 (Detail) Hand woven cotton on back strap loom, found fabric, machine sewn 39.37 x 11.811 in
Touch (O)Ver
2020 Hand woven cotton, wool, hand stitched on found fabric 48.8 x 55.9 in
Touch (O)Ver
2020 (Detail) Hand woven cotton, wool, hand stitched on found fabric 48.8 x 55.9 in
Touch (O)Ver
2020 (Detail) Hand woven cotton, wool, hand stitched on found fabric 48.8 x 55.9 in
Hellen Ascoli
2020 Exhibition view Arco, Madrid
Hellen Ascoli
2020 Exhibition view Arco, Madrid
Hellen Ascoli
2020 Exhibition view Arco, Madrid
Where We Crouch in Love
2020 Woven fabric in waist loom, cotton, found fabric, hand-stitched cotton, on designed hooks 59 x 31.5 in
Where We Crouch in Love II
2020 Waist loom woven fabric, cotton, found fabric, wool and cotton sewn by hand on designed hooks 59 x 31.5 in
Women Stones or Where Stones Come Alive
2020 Woven fabric in waist loom, cotton, found fabric, wool and hand-sewn cotton on designed hooks 59 x 31.5 in
Sometimes the Sky Opens Up
2020 Woven fabric in waist loom, found fabric, cotton and wool, hand sewn and designed furniture 62.9 x 31.5 x 23.6 in
Sometimes the Sky Opens Up
2020 (Detail) Woven fabric in waist loom, found fabric, cotton and wool, hand sewn and designed furniture 62.9 x 31.5 x 23.6 in
Sometimes the Sky Opens Up
2020 (Detail) Woven fabric in waist loom, found fabric, cotton and wool, hand sewn and designed furniture 62.9 x 31.5 x 23.6 in
Those Who Remind Us That Change Is the Only Constant
Hellen Ascoli in collaboration with Karl Williamson 2020 10 bands woven in waist loom, cotton and wool, kinetic mechanism, plywood and plastic 70.9 x 51.2 in
X & E
2020 Boxes found on designed wooden support, combs, scissors, wool, cotton and drawings Dimensions variable
X & E
2020 (Detail) Boxes found on designed wooden support, combs, scissors, wool, cotton and drawings Dimensions variable
X & E
2020 (Detail) Found boxes on designed support, combs, scissors, wool, cotton and drawings Dimensions variable
I Have Already Seen You
2019 Exhibition view Frieze, London
I Have Already Seen You
2019 Exhibition view Frieze, London
I Have Already Seen You
2019 Exhibition view Frieze, London
I Have Already Seen You
2019 Exhibition view Frieze, London
I Have Already Seen You
2019 Exhibition view Frieze, London
Shaft
2019 Photography 10.6 x 18.8 in
I Have (Already) Felt You
2019 Hand-woven on back strap loom, hand-sewn cotton 47 x 39 in
I Have (Already) Seem You
2019 Hand-woven on back strap loom, hand-sewn cotton 47 x 39 in
Those That Are Always Far
2019 Handwoven on back strap loom, hand-stitched silk, linen and cotton, leather gloves found 47 x 47 in
Where Movement Begins and Ends II
2019 Hand woven on loom loom and back strap loom by artist, hand-sewn cotton, machined with servo motors, 3D printed components 39 x 83 in
Our Point of Reference
2019 Hacked drawers, found objects, photographs, felt, volcanic ash 63 x 16 x 14 in
Our Point of Reference
2019 (Detail) Hacked drawers, found objects, photographs, felt, volcanic ash 63 x 16 x 14 in
Our Point of Reference
2019 (Detail) Hacked drawers, found objects, photographs, felt, volcanic ash 63 x 16 x 14 in
Our Point of Reference
2019 (Detail) Hacked drawers, found objects, photographs, felt, volcanic ash 63 x 16 x 14 in
Our Point of Reference
2019 (Detail) Hacked drawers, found objects, photographs, felt, volcanic ash 63 x 16 x 14 in
Our Point of Reference
2019 (Detail) Hacked drawers, found objects, photographs, felt, volcanic ash 63 x 16 x 14 in
Residencia Montalvo
2019 Exhibition view Montalvo Art Center, Saratoga
Residencia Montalvo
2019 Exhibition view Montalvo Art Center, Saratoga
Where Movement Begins and Ends
2019 Exhibition view Condo London, London
Where Movement Begins and Ends
2019 Exhibition view Condo London, London
Where Movement Begins and Ends
2019 Cotton, industrial and natural dyes, handwoven by the artist on a back strap loom 53 x 35 in
A Body’s Place
2019 Cotton, silk and linen, handwoven by the artist on a back strap loom on a plywood base 8 x 33 x 29 in
The Volcanoes That Invade Our Homes with Ashes
2019 Cotton, silk and linen, handwoven by the artist on a back strap loom 42 x 73 in
Uncertain Nature, or How Landscape Is Constructed From Guatemala
2018 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta Guatemala City
Encounter
2014 Single channel loop video, instructions on paper 3:52 min.
When He Woke Up…
2018 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta Guatemala City
When He Woke Up…
2018 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta Guatemala City
What’s Left
Hellen Ascoli by Jorge de León 2016-2018 Mixed media on canvas
What’s left
2016-2018 Woven cloth and flowers Dimensions variable
What’s left
2016-2018 (Detail) Woven cloth and flowers Dimensions variable
I Woke Up Early to Comb the World
2017 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta Guatemala city
I Woke Up Early to Comb the World
2017 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta Guatemala city
I Woke Up Early to Comb the World
2017 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta Guatemala city
Weaving Sky
2017 Hand-woven and sewn textile cotton and natural dyes 33 x 10 in
Weaving Sky
2017 Hand-woven and sewn textile cotton and natural dyes 6 x 17 in
Weaving Sky
2017 Hand-woven and sewn textile cotton and natural dyes Dimensions variable
I Woke Up Early to Comb the World
2017 Installation, two wooden and metal chairs, three cotton fabrics stained with Brazilian wood and indigo woven on a backstrap loom, 8 minute sound loop Dimensions variable
Antenna
2017 Installation with textile fragment and 8 hour sound loop in 4 channels performed by the artist 59 x 52 in
Searching for Sky
2017 Portfolio of 6, digital photography 20 x 30 in (each)
Searching for Sky
2017 Portfolio of 6, digital photography 20 x 30 in (each)
Searching for Sky
2017 Portfolio of 6, digital photography 20 x 30 in (each)
Searching for Sky
2017 Portfolio of 6, digital photography 20 x 30 in (each)
Searching for Sky
2017 Portfolio of 6, digital photography 20 x 30 in (each)
Searching for Sky
2017 Portfolio of 6, digital photography 20 x 30 in (each)
Specific Objects 1 and 2
2017 Exhibition view SESC Video Brazil, 20th Sao Paulo Contemporary Art Festival, Sao Paulo
Specific Objects 1 and 2
2016 Woven on backstrap loom, hand-sewn indigo dyed cotton 63 x 47 in
Specific Objects 1 and 2
2016 Woven on backstrap loom, hand-sewn indigo dyed cotton 63 x 47 in
The Loom Made Me a Waver
2016 Exhibition view Sol del Río Ciudad de Guatemala
Specific Object I and II
2016 Woven on backstrap loom, hand-sewn indigo dyed cotton 63 x 47 in
Infrastices
2016 Hand-spun cotton yarn, mechanisms 3D printed on plastic and wood Dimensions variable
Infrastices
2016 Hand-spun cotton yarn, mechanisms 3D printed on plastic and wood Dimensions variable
Object Design For / Towards Obstacle Removal
2016 Used shoe shine rags, sewin Dimensions variable
Thinking from my Body
In collaboration with James Sullivan 2015 Exhibition view Sol del Río Ciudad de Guatemala
Thinking from my Body
In collaboration with James Sullivan 2015 Exhibition view Sol del Río Ciudad de Guatemala
Thinking from my Body
In collaboration with James Sullivan 2015 Exhibition view Sol del Río Ciudad de Guatemala
16 Private Architectures
In collaboration with James Sullivan 2015 Digital printing on 100% cotton paper 37 x 37 in
Elevated
2015 Cotton fabric, beeswax, wood Dimensions variable
10 Ways to Use an Aperture
2015 Sewn cotton napkins Dimensions variable
10 Ways to Use an Aperture
2015 Sewn cotton napkins Dimensions variable
10 Ways to Use an Aperture
2015 Sewn cotton napkins Dimensions variable
Encounter
2014 (Detail) Exhibition view 19 Bienal de Arte Paíz
Encounter
2014 (Detail) Exhibition view 19 Bienal de Arte Paíz
Encounter
2014 (Detail) Exhibition view 19 Bienal de Arte Paíz
Encounter
2014 (Detail) Exhibition view 19 Bienal de Arte Paíz
Encounter
2014 Single channel loop video, instructions on paper 3:52 min.
Loading and Care
(Detail) 2012 Exhibition view MFA, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago
Loading and Care
(Detail) 2012 Exhibition view MFA, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago
Loading and Care
2012 Installation of buquets and video Dimensions variable
Loading and Care
2012 Single channel video 17:00 min
Full / Empty
2009 Exhibition view Alianza francesa Guatemala city
Full / Empty
2009 Exhibition view Alianza francesa Guatemala city
Full / Empty
2009 Exhibition view Alianza francesa Guatemala city
Full / Empty
2009 Exhibition view Alianza francesa Guatemala city
Untitled from the series “Full / Empty”
2009 Acrilic on the wall Variable dimensions
Untitled from the series “Full / Empty”
2009 Acrilc on paper Variable dimensions
Untitled from the series “Full / Empty”
(Detail) 2009 Wooden shelves with found and intervened objects Dimensions variable
Untitled from the series “Full / Empty”
(Detail) 2009 Wooden shelves with found and intervened objects Dimensions variable
Untitled from the series “Full / Empty”
2009 Wooden shelves with found and intervened objects Dimensions variable
Untitled from the series “Full / Empty”
2009 Wooden shelves with found and intervened objects Dimensions variable
Untitled from the series “Full / Empty”
2009 Wooden shelves with found and intervened objects Dimensions variable
Untitled from the series “Full / Empty”
2009 Wooden shelves with found and intervened objects Dimensions variable
Untitled from the series “Full / Empty”
2009 Wooden shelves with found and intervened objects Dimensions variable
Untitled from the series “Full / Empty”
2009 Wooden shelves with found and intervened objects Dimensions variable

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We are Interwoven
2024 Installation view Condo MX Photo: Rubén Garay

Cierto Nomadismo: Llorar Tierra
2024 Hand-woven and hand-braided cotton, clay pinches on wood 33.07 x 38.58 in

Cierto Nomadismo: Hacerse Nudo
2024 Hand-woven cotton and acrylic stitched on fabric found on wood 21.65 x 37.80 in

Somos Tejidos
2024 Hand-woven cotton and wool stitched on fabric found on wood 41.34 x 42.13 in

Cien tierras
2023 Installation view La Nueva Fábrica, Antigua Guatemala, Photo: Ana Werren

(She Re-Members) Siendo somos
2022 Exhibition view Artspace, San Antonio Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio Photo credit: Beth Devillier

Cien tierras
2021 Exhibition view CAC Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati

¿Cómo está tu corazón? – Achike’ rub’anön ak’u’x (How is your heart?)
2020 – 2021 Cotton, wool, wood, clamps 198 x 198 in

Memory Is the Insistence of Remembering
2020 – 2021 Cotton woven on a back strap loom, machine 49 x 55 in

Memory Is the Insistence of Remembering
2016 – 2021 (Detail) Found box, found furniture, acetate, photos

Memory Is the Insistence of Remembering
2016 – 2021 Found box, found furniture, acetate, photos

It Takes Effort to Burn a Body
2020 – 2021 Found ironing board, objects used for Asunción and painting by Jorge de León

What X Is Change What X Is Shhhh What X Is Gone
2017 – 2021 Furniture designed by Karl Williamson Video inside construction 40 x 50 x 70 in

What E Is Eh What E Is Eeeee What E Is Fingers
2017 – 2021 Furniture designed by Karl Williamson Video inside construction 20 x 20 x 62 in

One Hundred Earths
2020 – 2021 Cotton and wool 62 x 80 in

Thinking Things X
2021 Cotton and wool woven on foot loom, wool braid, found wood

Touch Word / Touch Matter / Touch Change
2020 – 2021 Cotton and wool 50 x 50 in

Keexik, Keetik, Keemik (Kiché)
2020 – 2021 Cotton and wool

I Woke Up Early to Comb the World
2017 – 2021 Cotton and found objects 63 x 16 x 38 in

I Woke Up Early to Comb the World
2017 – 2021 (Detail) Cotton and found objects 63 x 16 x 38 in

We Shaped Soft Gods Here
Collaboration with Karl Williamson 2020 – 2021 Cotton and wool bands, electronic components 3D printed Wall size: 12 bands of 95 x 1.5 in

We Shaped Soft Gods Here
Collaboration with Karl Williamson 2020 – 2021 (Detail) Cotton and wool bands, electronic components 3D printed Wall size: 12 bands of 95 x 1.5 in

First Sunrises on Earth
2021 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta Guatemala City

Cien tierras, Raíz 1
2020 Digital photography on cotton paper, cotton woven in inkle loom 10 x 16 in

Cien tierras, Raíz 2
2020 Digital photography on cotton paper, cotton woven in inkle loom 10 x 16 in

Cien tierras, Raiz 3
2020 Digital photography on cotton paper, cotton woven in inkle loom 10 x 16 in

Cien tierras, Raíz 4
2020 Digital photography on cotton paper, cotton woven in inkle loom 10 x 16 in

Cien tierras, Raíz 5
2020 Digital photography on cotton paper, cotton woven in inkle loom 10 x 16 in

Lost. In between. Together
2021 Exhibition view 22 Bienal de Arte Paíz, La Nueva Fábrica, Antigua Guatemala

With land / Without Land (From the Series One Hundred Earths)
2021 (Detail) Installation Loom, cotton thread, dust and digital printing on cotton paper Dimensions variable

With land / Without Land (From the Series One Hundred Earths)
(Detail) 2021 Installation Loom, cotton thread, dust and digital printing on cotton paper Dimensions variable

In the Threads I Found (For Lupita)
2020 Cotton woven on back strap loom, machine sewn 19.6 x 25 in

In the Threads I Found (For Lupita)
(Detail) 2020 Cotton woven on back strap loom, machine sewn 19.6 x 25 in

Abrazo (Embrace)
2020 Cotton woven on back strap loom, and inkle loom, hand-sewn 23 x 27 in

Abrazo (Embrace)
2020 (Detail) Cotton woven on back strap loom and inkle loom, hand-sewn 23.6 x 27.5 in

(o)ver ver (o)ver
2020 Hand woven cotton on back strap loom, found fabric, machine sewn 39 x 11 in

(o)ver ver (o)ver.
2020 Detail Hand woven cotton on back strap loom, found fabric, machine sewn 39 x 11 in

(o)ver ver (o)ver.
2020 (Detail) Hand woven cotton on back strap loom, found fabric, machine sewn 39.37 x 11.811 in

Touch (O)Ver
2020 Hand woven cotton, wool, hand stitched on found fabric 48.8 x 55.9 in

Touch (O)Ver
2020 (Detail) Hand woven cotton, wool, hand stitched on found fabric 48.8 x 55.9 in

Hellen Ascoli
2020 Exhibition view Arco, Madrid

Where We Crouch in Love
2020 Woven fabric in waist loom, cotton, found fabric, hand-stitched cotton, on designed hooks 59 x 31.5 in

Where We Crouch in Love II
2020 Waist loom woven fabric, cotton, found fabric, wool and cotton sewn by hand on designed hooks 59 x 31.5 in

Women Stones or Where Stones Come Alive
2020 Woven fabric in waist loom, cotton, found fabric, wool and hand-sewn cotton on designed hooks 59 x 31.5 in

Sometimes the Sky Opens Up
2020 Woven fabric in waist loom, found fabric, cotton and wool, hand sewn and designed furniture 62.9 x 31.5 x 23.6 in

Sometimes the Sky Opens Up
2020 (Detail) Woven fabric in waist loom, found fabric, cotton and wool, hand sewn and designed furniture 62.9 x 31.5 x 23.6 in

Those Who Remind Us That Change Is the Only Constant
Hellen Ascoli in collaboration with Karl Williamson 2020 10 bands woven in waist loom, cotton and wool, kinetic mechanism, plywood and plastic 70.9 x 51.2 in

X & E
2020 Boxes found on designed wooden support, combs, scissors, wool, cotton and drawings Dimensions variable

X & E
2020 (Detail) Boxes found on designed wooden support, combs, scissors, wool, cotton and drawings Dimensions variable

X & E
2020 (Detail) Found boxes on designed support, combs, scissors, wool, cotton and drawings Dimensions variable

I Have Already Seen You
2019 Exhibition view Frieze, London

I Have (Already) Felt You
2019 Hand-woven on back strap loom, hand-sewn cotton 47 x 39 in

I Have (Already) Seem You
2019 Hand-woven on back strap loom, hand-sewn cotton 47 x 39 in

Those That Are Always Far
2019 Handwoven on back strap loom, hand-stitched silk, linen and cotton, leather gloves found 47 x 47 in

Where Movement Begins and Ends II
2019 Hand woven on loom loom and back strap loom by artist, hand-sewn cotton, machined with servo motors, 3D printed components 39 x 83 in

Our Point of Reference
2019 Hacked drawers, found objects, photographs, felt, volcanic ash 63 x 16 x 14 in

Our Point of Reference
2019 (Detail) Hacked drawers, found objects, photographs, felt, volcanic ash 63 x 16 x 14 in

Residencia Montalvo
2019 Exhibition view Montalvo Art Center, Saratoga

Where Movement Begins and Ends
2019 Exhibition view Condo London, London

Where Movement Begins and Ends
2019 Cotton, industrial and natural dyes, handwoven by the artist on a back strap loom 53 x 35 in

A Body’s Place
2019 Cotton, silk and linen, handwoven by the artist on a back strap loom on a plywood base 8 x 33 x 29 in

The Volcanoes That Invade Our Homes with Ashes
2019 Cotton, silk and linen, handwoven by the artist on a back strap loom 42 x 73 in

Uncertain Nature, or How Landscape Is Constructed From Guatemala
2018 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta Guatemala City

Encounter
2014 Single channel loop video, instructions on paper 3:52 min.

When He Woke Up…
2018 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta Guatemala City

What’s Left
Hellen Ascoli by Jorge de León 2016-2018 Mixed media on canvas

What’s left
2016-2018 Woven cloth and flowers Dimensions variable

What’s left
2016-2018 (Detail) Woven cloth and flowers Dimensions variable

I Woke Up Early to Comb the World
2017 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta Guatemala city

Weaving Sky
2017 Hand-woven and sewn textile cotton and natural dyes 33 x 10 in

Weaving Sky
2017 Hand-woven and sewn textile cotton and natural dyes 6 x 17 in

Weaving Sky
2017 Hand-woven and sewn textile cotton and natural dyes Dimensions variable

I Woke Up Early to Comb the World
2017 Installation, two wooden and metal chairs, three cotton fabrics stained with Brazilian wood and indigo woven on a backstrap loom, 8 minute sound loop Dimensions variable

Antenna
2017 Installation with textile fragment and 8 hour sound loop in 4 channels performed by the artist 59 x 52 in

Searching for Sky
2017 Portfolio of 6, digital photography 20 x 30 in (each)

Specific Objects 1 and 2
2017 Exhibition view SESC Video Brazil, 20th Sao Paulo Contemporary Art Festival, Sao Paulo

Specific Objects 1 and 2
2016 Woven on backstrap loom, hand-sewn indigo dyed cotton 63 x 47 in

The Loom Made Me a Waver
2016 Exhibition view Sol del Río Ciudad de Guatemala

Specific Object I and II
2016 Woven on backstrap loom, hand-sewn indigo dyed cotton 63 x 47 in

Infrastices
2016 Hand-spun cotton yarn, mechanisms 3D printed on plastic and wood Dimensions variable

Object Design For / Towards Obstacle Removal
2016 Used shoe shine rags, sewin Dimensions variable

Thinking from my Body
In collaboration with James Sullivan 2015 Exhibition view Sol del Río Ciudad de Guatemala

16 Private Architectures
In collaboration with James Sullivan 2015 Digital printing on 100% cotton paper 37 x 37 in

Elevated
2015 Cotton fabric, beeswax, wood Dimensions variable

10 Ways to Use an Aperture
2015 Sewn cotton napkins Dimensions variable

Encounter
2014 (Detail) Exhibition view 19 Bienal de Arte Paíz

Loading and Care
(Detail) 2012 Exhibition view MFA, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago

Loading and Care
2012 Installation of buquets and video Dimensions variable

Loading and Care
2012 Single channel video 17:00 min

Full / Empty
2009 Exhibition view Alianza francesa Guatemala city

Untitled from the series “Full / Empty”
2009 Acrilic on the wall Variable dimensions

Untitled from the series “Full / Empty”
2009 Acrilc on paper Variable dimensions

Untitled from the series “Full / Empty”
(Detail) 2009 Wooden shelves with found and intervened objects Dimensions variable

Untitled from the series “Full / Empty”
2009 Wooden shelves with found and intervened objects Dimensions variable

Hellen Ascoli (Guatemala City, 1984) completed her MFA in Sculpture at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012, and is an artist, weaver, and educator; although these first three words are named separately to convey the area of discourse that Ascoli engages with, it could also just say “Weaver” a word that encompasses the other two.

She previously exhibited Cien tierras, a solo at Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati; and has had numerous solo and two person shows including I Woke Up Early to Comb the World, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City, Guatemala (2017); My body is not here (with James Sullivan), Conduit Gallery, Houston, Texas (2017); and Mi cuerpo no está aquí (with James Sullivan), Concepción 41, Antigua, Guatemala (2016). Additionally, she has and participated in numerous group exhibitions including Stone´s Throw, The Anderson Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (2020); To Weave Blue // Poem to the Weaving, The Martha and Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN (2020); Objetos específicos (Specific objects) 1 y 2, SESC Video Brazil, 20 Contemporary Art Festival, São Paulo, Brazil (2017); and Guatemala from 33,000km: Contemporary Art 1960-Present, Museum of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara, California (2017), amongst others.

In 2018 and 2019 she taught at The Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Previously, she worked as Director of Education at the Museo Ixchel of Indigenous Dress in Guatemala from 2014- 2017, taught at Universidad Francisco Marroquín, and contributed to the design of the mediation programs for 19th and 20th Paiz Biennials in Guatemala.

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Exhibitions by Hellen Ascoli at Proyectos Ultravioleta: