Reminiscing Jessica Kairé’s (@kairejessica) ‘Nada Concreto’ solo show in @proyectosultravioleta / Folding monuments in upcycled cotton canvas. Jessica Kairé’s folding monuments are inspired by iconic Guatemalan monuments, those that recall great historical milestones: independence, the unfinished dream of a united Central America, the Revolution of 1944. But unlike their immutable models, Kairé’s monuments rise only for brief moments, held by a few hands, only to collapse shortly thereafter. Cleverly, they mimic the flimsy architecture that shapes the collective imagination of Guatemalans. We pay scant attention to the monuments that inhabit our city. Battered, obscured by the smoke of pickup trucks, their faces tell us little. Some disappear at night and also during the day, or lose arms and legs that melt to be sold on the black market. They seek to remind us of past glories, but rather refer to the pending promises of our history. In their longed-for grandeur we perceive a gentle irony. What is celebrated here, they seem to say, is far from your reality. The folding monuments, on the contrary, suggest lightness. They do not carry the weight of empty words, and in their canvas surfaces there is a gentle warmth... (Text continues in comments) Photo: @cor.zo