Jessica Kairé
Guatemala city ,Guatemala 1984
Levantamiento, A Collective Unshaping 2023
Installation view
The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA
Photo: Julio BarreraLevantamiento, A Collective Unshaping 2023
Installation view
The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA
Photo: Julio BarreraLevantamiento, A Collective Unshaping 2023
Installation view
The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA
Photo: Julio BarreraLevantamiento, A Collective Unshaping 2023
Installation view
The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA
Photo: Julio BarreraLevantamiento, A Collective Unshaping 2023
Installation view
The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA
Photo: Julio BarreraNada Concreto (Nothing Concrete) 2022
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityNada Concreto (Nothing Concrete) 2022
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityFolding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution,
Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 76 x 18 x 18 in
Folded: 28 x 16 x 5 in
Weight: 6 lbs
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution,
Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 76 x 18 x 18 in
Folded: 28 x 16 x 5 in
Weight: 6 lbs
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution,
Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020
(Detail)
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 76 x 18 x 18 in
Folded: 28 x 16 x 5 in
Weight: 6 lbs
Nada Concreto (Nothing Concrete) 2022
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityFolding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument,
General Cementery, Guatemala City) 2021
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 108 in
Folded: 32 x 16 x 6 in
Weight: 13 lbsFolding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument,
General Cementery, Guatemala City) 2021
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 108 in
Folded: 32 x 16 x 6 in
Weight: 13 lbsFolding monument (The Obelisk, Independence Square, Guatemala City)
2021
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 106 x 20 x 22 in
Folded: 30 x 16 x 6 inFolding monument (The Obelisk, Independence Square, Guatemala City) 2021
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 106 x 20 x 22 in
Folded: 30 x 16 x 6 inNada Concreto (Nothing Concrete) 2022
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityFolding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 43 x 72 x 5 in
Folded: 28 x 16 x 4.5 in
Weight: 5 lbs
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 43 x 72 x 5 in
Folded: 28 x 16 x 4.5 in
Weight: 5 lbs
Nada Concreto (Nothing Concrete) 2022
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityFold / Unfold a monument (Study of the Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021
Newsprint paper cutout
9 x 12 in
Fold / Unfold a monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021
Newsprint paper cutout
12 x 9 in
Fold / Unfold a monument (Study of The Obelisk, Independence Square,
Guatemala City)
2021
Newsprint paper cutout
9 x 12 in
Fold / Unfold a monument (Study of the Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán
Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City)
2021
Newsprint paper cutout
9 x 12 inFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City) 2021
Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in
Folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in
Weight: 5 lbsFolding Monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City) 2021
(Detail)
Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in
Folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in
Weight: 5 lbsFolding Monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City) 2021
Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in
Folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in
Weight: 5 lbsFolding Monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City) 2021
Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in
Folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in
Weight: 5 lbsFold/unfold a Monument (Study of the Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City) 2021
Paper cutout in newsprint
9 x 12 inFold/unfold a Monument (Study of the Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City) 2021
Paper cutout in newsprint
9 x 12 inLost. In between. Together 2021
Exhibition view
22 Bienal de Arte Paiz, FUNBA, Antigua GuatemalaLost. In between. Together 2021
(Detail)
Exhibition view
22 Bienal de Arte Paiz, FUNBA, Antigua GuatemalaLost. In between. Together 2021
(Detail)
Exhibition view
22 Bienal de Arte Paiz, FUNBA, Antigua GuatemalaFolding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City) 2021
Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph
Activated: 274 cm / 108 high approx. Activated: 107.9 x 83.9 x 83.9 in Folded: 5 x 24 x 16 in
Weight: 13 lbsWarm Up (River Stones) 2020
(Detail)
Ceramic, wooden tray
7.5 x 10.5 x 0.5 in
Warm Up (River Stones) 2020
(Detail)
Ceramic, wooden tray
7.5 x 10.5 x 0.5 in
Warm Up (River Stones 2020
White stoneware, black slip, wooden tray
7.5 x 10.5 x 0.5 inFirst Sunrises on Earth 2021
Exhibition view
Proyectos Ultravioleta
Guatemala CityWarm up (twig) 2020
White stoneware, red iron oxide
4 x 0.79 x 2 inBefore Wearout 2020
Single channel video
8:08 min
Before Wearout 2020
Single channel video
8:08 min
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City) 2020
Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Dimensions variable Activated: 76 x 17 x 17 in, Folded: 20 x 12 x 5 in, Shelf: 28 x 16 x 1 in, Photography: 1 x 2 in, Weight: 6 lbs approx.Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City) 2020
(Detail)
Exhibition view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City) 2020
(Detail)
Exhibition view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City) 2020
Exhibition view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Anti-zika 2016
Mesh fabric
Dimensions variableTasting (Sephardic Architecture) 2015
Installation comprised of glazed ceramic tiles, table, bread, za’atar, olive oil, plates and knives Dimensions variableTasting (Sephardic Architecture) 2015
Installation comprised of glazed ceramic tiles, table, bread, za’atar, olive oil, plates and knives Dimensions variableCan You Hear Me?
-Atol con el dedo- 2015
Installation and televisual gathering, screens, video cameras, tables, chairs, tableware, cookware and traditional Guatemalan food based menu
Dimensions variable
Photo credit: Livia SáCan You Hear Me?
-atol con el dedo- 2015
Installation and televisual gathering, screens, video cameras, tables, chairs, tableware, cookware and traditional Guatemalan food based menu
Dimensions variable
Photo credit: Livia SáCan You Hear Me?
-atol con el dedo- 2015
Installation and televisual gathering, screens, video cameras, tables, chairs, tableware, cookware and traditional Guatemalan food based menu
Dimensions variable
Photo credit: Livia SáCan You Hear Me?
-atol con el dedo- 2015
Installation and televisual gathering, screens, video cameras, tables, chairs, tableware, cookware and traditional Guatemalan food based menu
Dimensions variable
Photo credit: Livia SáTasting (Colonial Architecture) 2014
Installation comprised of chocolate, concrete blocks
Dimensions variableTasting (Colonial Architecture) 2014
Installation comprised of chocolate, concrete blocks
Dimensions variableTasting (Colonial Architecture) 2014
Installation comprised of chocolate, concrete blocks
Dimensions variableTasting (Colonial Architecture) 2014
Installation comprised of chocolate, concrete blocks
Dimensions variableSuch is Life in the Tropics (Nunchucks)
2012
Single channel digital video
11:57 minSuch is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks) 2012
Single channel digital video
11:57 minSuch is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks) 2012
Single channel digital video
11:57 minSuch is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks) 2012
Workshop viewSuch is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks Worshop) 2012
Workshop viewSuch is life in the Tropics: Workshop 2012
Workshop viewSuch is Life in the Tropics (Mace) 2012
Single channel digital video
2:46 minComfort (Sculptures) 2011
Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Dimensions variableComfort (Sculptures) 2011
Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variableComfort (Sculptures) 2011
Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variableComfort (Sculptures) 2011
Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variableComfort (Sculptures) 2011
Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variableComfort (Sculptures) 2011
Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variableOy 2010
2010
Single channel video
35:10 minCan You Hear Me? -Cheers- 2010
Documentation of televisual gathering
Proyectos Ultravioleta,
Guatemala CityCan You Hear Me? -Cheers- 2010
Documentation of televisual gathering
Proyectos Ultravioleta,
Guatemala CityCan You Hear Me? -Cheers- 2010
Documentation of televisual gathering
Proyectos Ultravioleta,
Guatemala CityCan You Hear Me? -Cheers- 2010
Documentation of televisual gathering
Proyectos Ultravioleta,
Guatemala CityComfort (Transitional Objects) 2008
Fabric, poly-fill and thread
Set of 8 wearable sculptures Dimensions variableComfort (Transitional Objects) 2008
Fabric, poly-fill and thread
Set of 8 wearable sculptures Dimensions variableShiva 2008
Installation, mirrors, white fabric
Installation documentationShiva 2008
Installation, mirrors, white fabric
Installation documentationShiva 2008
Installation, mirrors, white fabric
Installation documentationShiva 2008
Installation, mirrors, white fabric
Installation documentation
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Levantamiento, A Collective Unshaping 2023
Installation view
The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA
Photo: Julio BarreraLevantamiento, A Collective Unshaping 2023
Installation view
The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA
Photo: Julio BarreraLevantamiento, A Collective Unshaping 2023
Installation view
The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA
Photo: Julio BarreraLevantamiento, A Collective Unshaping 2023
Installation view
The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA
Photo: Julio Barrera
Levantamiento, A Collective Unshaping 2023
Installation view
The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA
Photo: Julio BarreraNada Concreto (Nothing Concrete) 2022
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityNada Concreto (Nothing Concrete) 2022
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityFolding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution,
Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 76 x 18 x 18 in
Folded: 28 x 16 x 5 in
Weight: 6 lbs
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution,
Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 76 x 18 x 18 in
Folded: 28 x 16 x 5 in
Weight: 6 lbs
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution,
Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020
(Detail)
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 76 x 18 x 18 in
Folded: 28 x 16 x 5 in
Weight: 6 lbs
Nada Concreto (Nothing Concrete) 2022
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityFolding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument,
General Cementery, Guatemala City) 2021
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 108 in
Folded: 32 x 16 x 6 in
Weight: 13 lbs
Folding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument,
General Cementery, Guatemala City) 2021
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 108 in
Folded: 32 x 16 x 6 in
Weight: 13 lbsFolding monument (The Obelisk, Independence Square, Guatemala City)
2021
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 106 x 20 x 22 in
Folded: 30 x 16 x 6 inFolding monument (The Obelisk, Independence Square, Guatemala City) 2021
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 106 x 20 x 22 in
Folded: 30 x 16 x 6 inNada Concreto (Nothing Concrete) 2022
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 43 x 72 x 5 in
Folded: 28 x 16 x 4.5 in
Weight: 5 lbs
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021
Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf
Displayed: 43 x 72 x 5 in
Folded: 28 x 16 x 4.5 in
Weight: 5 lbs
Nada Concreto (Nothing Concrete) 2022
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityFold / Unfold a monument (Study of the Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021
Newsprint paper cutout
9 x 12 in
Fold / Unfold a monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021
Newsprint paper cutout
12 x 9 in
Fold / Unfold a monument (Study of The Obelisk, Independence Square,
Guatemala City)
2021
Newsprint paper cutout
9 x 12 in
Fold / Unfold a monument (Study of the Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán
Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City)
2021
Newsprint paper cutout
9 x 12 inFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton
Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton
Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton
Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York) 2022
Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph
Activated:
105 × 57 × 52 in
Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles BentonFolding Monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City) 2021
Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in
Folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in
Weight: 5 lbsFolding Monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City) 2021
(Detail)
Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in
Folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in
Weight: 5 lbs
Folding Monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City) 2021
Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in
Folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in
Weight: 5 lbsFolding Monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City) 2021
Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in
Folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in
Weight: 5 lbsFold/unfold a Monument (Study of the Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City) 2021
Paper cutout in newsprint
9 x 12 inFold/unfold a Monument (Study of the Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City) 2021
Paper cutout in newsprint
9 x 12 in
Lost. In between. Together 2021
Exhibition view
22 Bienal de Arte Paiz, FUNBA, Antigua GuatemalaLost. In between. Together 2021
(Detail)
Exhibition view
22 Bienal de Arte Paiz, FUNBA, Antigua GuatemalaLost. In between. Together 2021
(Detail)
Exhibition view
22 Bienal de Arte Paiz, FUNBA, Antigua GuatemalaFolding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City) 2021
Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph
Activated: 274 cm / 108 high approx. Activated: 107.9 x 83.9 x 83.9 in Folded: 5 x 24 x 16 in
Weight: 13 lbs
Warm Up (River Stones) 2020
(Detail)
Ceramic, wooden tray
7.5 x 10.5 x 0.5 in
Warm Up (River Stones) 2020
(Detail)
Ceramic, wooden tray
7.5 x 10.5 x 0.5 in
Warm Up (River Stones 2020
White stoneware, black slip, wooden tray
7.5 x 10.5 x 0.5 inFirst Sunrises on Earth 2021
Exhibition view
Proyectos Ultravioleta
Guatemala City
Warm up (twig) 2020
White stoneware, red iron oxide
4 x 0.79 x 2 inBefore Wearout 2020
Single channel video
8:08 min
Before Wearout 2020
Single channel video
8:08 min
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City) 2020
Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Dimensions variable Activated: 76 x 17 x 17 in, Folded: 20 x 12 x 5 in, Shelf: 28 x 16 x 1 in, Photography: 1 x 2 in, Weight: 6 lbs approx.
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City) 2020
(Detail)
Exhibition view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City) 2020
(Detail)
Exhibition view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City) 2020
Exhibition view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Anti-zika 2016
Mesh fabric
Dimensions variable
Tasting (Sephardic Architecture) 2015
Installation comprised of glazed ceramic tiles, table, bread, za’atar, olive oil, plates and knives Dimensions variableTasting (Sephardic Architecture) 2015
Installation comprised of glazed ceramic tiles, table, bread, za’atar, olive oil, plates and knives Dimensions variableCan You Hear Me?
-Atol con el dedo- 2015
Installation and televisual gathering, screens, video cameras, tables, chairs, tableware, cookware and traditional Guatemalan food based menu
Dimensions variable
Photo credit: Livia SáCan You Hear Me?
-atol con el dedo- 2015
Installation and televisual gathering, screens, video cameras, tables, chairs, tableware, cookware and traditional Guatemalan food based menu
Dimensions variable
Photo credit: Livia Sá
Can You Hear Me?
-atol con el dedo- 2015
Installation and televisual gathering, screens, video cameras, tables, chairs, tableware, cookware and traditional Guatemalan food based menu
Dimensions variable
Photo credit: Livia SáCan You Hear Me?
-atol con el dedo- 2015
Installation and televisual gathering, screens, video cameras, tables, chairs, tableware, cookware and traditional Guatemalan food based menu
Dimensions variable
Photo credit: Livia SáTasting (Colonial Architecture) 2014
Installation comprised of chocolate, concrete blocks
Dimensions variableTasting (Colonial Architecture) 2014
Installation comprised of chocolate, concrete blocks
Dimensions variable
Tasting (Colonial Architecture) 2014
Installation comprised of chocolate, concrete blocks
Dimensions variableTasting (Colonial Architecture) 2014
Installation comprised of chocolate, concrete blocks
Dimensions variableSuch is Life in the Tropics (Nunchucks)
2012
Single channel digital video
11:57 minSuch is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks) 2012
Single channel digital video
11:57 min
Such is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks) 2012
Single channel digital video
11:57 minSuch is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks) 2012
Workshop viewSuch is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks Worshop) 2012
Workshop viewSuch is life in the Tropics: Workshop 2012
Workshop view
Such is Life in the Tropics (Mace) 2012
Single channel digital video
2:46 minComfort (Sculptures) 2011
Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Dimensions variableComfort (Sculptures) 2011
Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variableComfort (Sculptures) 2011
Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variable
Comfort (Sculptures) 2011
Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variableComfort (Sculptures) 2011
Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variableComfort (Sculptures) 2011
Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variableOy 2010
2010
Single channel video
35:10 min
Can You Hear Me? -Cheers- 2010
Documentation of televisual gathering
Proyectos Ultravioleta,
Guatemala CityCan You Hear Me? -Cheers- 2010
Documentation of televisual gathering
Proyectos Ultravioleta,
Guatemala CityCan You Hear Me? -Cheers- 2010
Documentation of televisual gathering
Proyectos Ultravioleta,
Guatemala CityCan You Hear Me? -Cheers- 2010
Documentation of televisual gathering
Proyectos Ultravioleta,
Guatemala City
Comfort (Transitional Objects) 2008
Fabric, poly-fill and thread
Set of 8 wearable sculptures Dimensions variableComfort (Transitional Objects) 2008
Fabric, poly-fill and thread
Set of 8 wearable sculptures Dimensions variableShiva 2008
Installation, mirrors, white fabric
Installation documentationShiva 2008
Installation, mirrors, white fabric
Installation documentation
Shiva 2008
Installation, mirrors, white fabric
Installation documentationShiva 2008
Installation, mirrors, white fabric
Installation documentation
Jessica Kairé (Guatemala, 1980) is a Guatemalan-born artist living and working in New York. She is also the co-Founder and co-Director of NuMu (Nuevo Museo de Arte Contemporáneo) in Guatemala City, an egg-shaped museum that aims to satiate the lack of other contemporary art institutions in the city.
Kairé combines various media, including sculpture, food, ceramics and performance to create works that often solicit public participation. Her work addresses issues related to the Guatemalan and Latin identity in general and specific subjects of her native country: violence, underdevelopment, and tropicality as well as gender issues and her Jewish background.
Her work has been exhibited in various museums such as: SculptureCenter, New York, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles; Museum of Fine Arts (MFAH), Houston; Museo del Barrio, New York; and Biennal 12 Online, Bienal do Mercosul, Brazil.
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Exhibitions by Jessica Kairé at Proyectos Ultravioleta: