For this project, molds were created of three architectural details from the “Carlos Mérida” Museum of Modern Art in Guatemala City, an important landmark for Kairé in her development as an artist and as co-founder of NuMu (Nuevo Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Guatemala City).

 

The installation features edible replicas of details from the museum's facade, garden, and interior ceiling. Their porous and brittle texture symbolizes the precariousness of cultural institutions as a result of the political instability that our country continuously faces.

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The museum's current building, constructed in 1939 by architect Roberto Moreno, was originally used to host dances for the November Fair, dedicated to the dictator Jorge Ubico. Currently, its permanent collection includes works by some of the most important Guatemalan artists, and both the building and the art it houses are considered national cultural heritage.

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Since September 2023, the museum has remained closed for “renovations.” Its former director, the artist Rudy Cottón, publicly and legally denounced damage to the building's heritage after discovering that the Spanish-style terrace on the second floor had been completely altered and that the museum's emblematic ceiling was threatened with dismantling. Cottón was dismissed in December, and since then, the new administration has kept the restoration work a secret.

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This installation aims to provoke reflection on our relationship with these institutions and our cultural heritage.