Jessica Kaire - COMFORT Multicolor Grenade (Yellow, Red and Blue)

Jessica Kaire - COMFORT Multicolor Grenade (Yellow, Red and Blue)
  • Title: COMFORT Multicolor Grenade (Yellow, Red and Blue)
  • Dimensions: 3 x 3 x 6 inches
  • Materials: Velvet, thread & poly-fill
  • Primary Medium: Sculpture
  • Year Created: 2011
NOTE: Curate NYC, Full Spectrum Experience, Inc., the City of New York and the NYC Economic Development Corporation are neither sales agents nor fulfillment providers of any artwork sales at this website; and bear no responsibility for and have no involvement in any business transaction which may take place. The artist-seller and/or their designated representatives are solely responsible for all negotiations, transactions and delivery concerning their artwork


Artwork Description


Multicolor Grenade (Yellow, Red and Blue) belongs to the COMFORT project, a series of soft sculptures which serve as “safety blankets” in violent climates. Depicting police and army paraphernalia, each sculpture is built life-size out of poly-fill and fabrics—Kairé's grandfathers' first economic resource when arriving in the “New World”— including velvet and silk. They're intended to be caressed and cuddled with, transforming sculpture into a therapeutical experience. This project responds to the recurring violations of Guatemalan citizens and denounces—with a touch of humor—the country's conflicted situation. Furthermore, as a result of Kairé's relocation to New York, the project has accrued new meanings and symbolism; in this new context it questions the double-standards of global politics and international conflicts.
Jessica Kaire

Jessica Kaire

Jessica Kairé is a Guatemalan artist and educator currently living in Brooklyn, New York. Through the art practice, she explores the tension between confrontation and comfort and investigates her multicultural background, Guatemalan, Jewish and North-American, to better understand and challenge current events and lifestyles around us. Kairé's work is currently being showcased at the S-files Biennial at El Museo del Barrio in Harlem and was recently published in the Village Voice and New York Times. Exhibition venues have included Espace Wallonie in Brussels, Belgium; Encuentro Internacional en Medellin 2011, Colombia; the Museum of Modern Art, Guatemala; Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala; Proyectos Sauna, Colombia; Proyectos Diablo Rosso, Panamá; DUMBO Arts Festival in Brooklyn, New York; Cooperación Española, Antigua, Guatemala; Centro Cultural Metropolitano, Guatemala; XVI Paiz Biennial, Guatemala; 9.99/Proyecto, Guatemala and the Museum of Art and Design (MADC), Costa Rica.

Website: jessicakaire.com

LOGIN TO LEAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT
back to top