Jessica Kairé

Artissima XYZ 2021

Artissima’s XYZ Present Future, curated by Fernanda Brenner and Ilaria Gianni.
Turin

Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Installation view, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Artissima XYZ, Turin
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021 Installation view, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Artissima XYZ, Turin
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Installation view, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Artissima XYZ, Turin
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Installation view, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Artissima XYZ, Turin
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Installation view, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Artissima XYZ, Turin
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Installation view, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Artissima XYZ, Turin
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Installation view, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Artissima XYZ, Turin
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Installation view, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Artissima XYZ, Turin
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Installation view, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Artissima XYZ, Turin
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Installation view, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Artissima XYZ, Turin
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Installation view, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Artissima XYZ, Turin
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Installation view, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Artissima XYZ, Turin
Such is life in the tropics (Mace)
2012 Single-channel digital video 2: 46 min
Such is life in the tropics (Mace)
2012 Single-channel digital video 2: 46 min
Such is life in the tropics (Nunchucks)
2012 Single-channel digital video 11: 57 min
Such is life in the tropics (Nunchucks)
2012 Single-channel digital video 11: 57 min
Such is life in the tropics (Nunchuck workshop)
2013 Digital printing on Enhanced Matte paper and linen box 6.5 x 8.3 x 0.6 in
Such is life in the tropics (Nunchuck workshop)
2013 Digital printing on Enhanced Matte paper and linen box 6.5 x 8.3 x 0.6 in
Such is life in the tropics (Nunchuck workshop)
2013 Digital printing on Enhanced Matte paper and linen box 6.5 x 8.3 x 0.6 in
Such is life in the tropics (Nunchuck workshop)
2013 Digital printing on Enhanced Matte paper and linen box 6.5 x 8.3 x 0.6 in
Such is life in the tropics (Nunchuck workshop)
2013 Digital printing on Enhanced Matte paper and linen box 6.5 x 8.3 x 0.6 in
Folding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 107.9 x 83.9 x 83.9 in When folded: 5 x 24 x 16 in Weight: 13 lbs
Folding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 107.9 x 83.9 x 83.9 in When folded: 5 x 24 x 16 in Weight: 13 lbs Photography: Byron Mármol
Folding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 107.9 x 83.9 x 83.9 in When folded: 5 x 24 x 16 in Weight: 13 lbs Photography: Byron Mármol
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 76 x 18 x 18 in When folded: 20 x 12 x 5 in Weight: 6 lbs
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 76 x 18 x 18 in When folded: 20 x 12 x 5 in Weight: 6 lbs Photography: Margo Porres
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 76 x 18 x 18 in When folded: 20 x 12 x 5 in Weight: 6 lbs Photography: Margo Porres
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 76 x 18 x 18 in When folded: 20 x 12 x 5 in Weight: 6 lbs Photography: Margo Porres
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in When 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 When activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in When folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in Weight: 5 lbs Photography: Luis Corzo
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in When folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in Weight: 5 lbs Photography: Luis Corzo
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in When folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in Weight: 5 lbs Photography: Luis Corzo
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in When folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in Weight: 5 lbs Photography: Luis Corzo
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in When folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in Weight: 5 lbs Photography: Luis Corzo
Fold/unfold a monument (Study of the Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021 Paper cutout in newsprint 9 x 12 in
Fold/unfold a monument (Study of the Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City)
2021 Paper cutout in newsprint 9 x 12 in

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Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Installation view, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Artissima XYZ, Turin

Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021 Installation view, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Artissima XYZ, Turin

Such is life in the tropics (Mace)
2012 Single-channel digital video 2: 46 min

Such is life in the tropics (Nunchucks)
2012 Single-channel digital video 11: 57 min

Such is life in the tropics (Nunchuck workshop)
2013 Digital printing on Enhanced Matte paper and linen box 6.5 x 8.3 x 0.6 in

Folding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 107.9 x 83.9 x 83.9 in When folded: 5 x 24 x 16 in Weight: 13 lbs

Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 76 x 18 x 18 in When folded: 20 x 12 x 5 in Weight: 6 lbs

Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph When activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in When folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in Weight: 5 lbs

Fold/unfold a monument (Study of the Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021 Paper cutout in newsprint 9 x 12 in

Fold/unfold a monument (Study of the Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City)
2021 Paper cutout in newsprint 9 x 12 in

Jessica Kairé

Present Future
Proyectos Ultravioleta

The practice of Jessica Kairé (b. 1981, Guatemala City) delves into questions related to contexts of political, economic and social belonging. Her Guatemalan and Jewish roots prompt her to investigate the dynamics of power and phenomena of cultural repression and hegemony.

Symbolic structures like architecture or clothings are analyzed to underscore their normative characteristics, and their implicit authoritarian value, while emblems of violence like knuckle dusters, truncheons, and bullets are subjected to ironic shifts of material that alter their nature and use, transforming them into toys or food products.

Collective histories and standards blend with personal experiences and domestic practices. The latter plays a fundamental role in the representation of history and the cultural tradition of Guatemala: the violence generated in the country by an endless civil war is absorbed and converted into familiar objects rooted in everyday life.

Employing multiple languages and different materials, Kairé gives rise to a playful and engaging universe in which the viewer is called upon to shape, construct or even taste the artwork.

– Ilaria Gianni

2024

2023

ARCO Madrid 2023

Madrid

2022

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2020

2019

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2017

2016

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2013

2012

Artissima 2012

Turin, Italy