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KRISTI KONGI – MAPING THE JUNGLE

SEPTEMBER 21 - OCTOBER 31, 2018


Consider this an invitation to take my hand and take a walk with me.
Close your eyes and take a moment. Breathe the moist air and sense its warmth. Hold my hand and disappear into the beauty of the jungle simply for the sake of enjoying something beautiful. Have a moment to change the pace, shift direction, and learn with me. Map this place in your mind through the perfect light, and conceive of this beautiful, foreign place by simply taking a walk with me.

Mapping the Jungle is a site specific installation and an invitation for the viewer to walk through a conceptual map of the jungle painted by artist Kristi Kongi following her first experience in the jungle of southern Mexico while she was at DEDAZO artist residency in Carrillo Puerto located along the border of Chiapas and Guatemala. Mapping the Jungle is Kristi’s invitation to the viewer to see the light and lush colors of the jungle through her eyes.

About the Artist:

Kristi Kongi (Tallinn, Estonia; 1985) is a visual artist whose paintings and site-specific installations focus on the nuances of light and its effect on color. Her works use color to build and preserve narratives, memories and histories, while offering a different perspective and point of view. Kristi studied painting at Tartu Art College (BA, 2004-2008) and graduated from Estonian Academy of Arts painting department (MA, 2008-2011). She’s been awarded with Young Artist Prize (2011), Sadolin Art Prize (2013) and was nominated for Köler Prize in 2016. Kongi was awarded with Konrad Mägi Prize in 2017. She is Associate Professor at the Estonian Academy of Arts painting department.

About the Curator:

Leslie Moody Castro (Austin, Texas; 1982) is an independent curator and writer whose practice is based on itinerancy and collaboration. Moody Castro works with artists to produce projects and exhibitions that are in dialogue with an audience and an open invitation to communicate within the space itself. Moody Castro studied Museum Education and Museum Studies at the University of Texas at Austin (MA, 2010), and graduated from DePaul University (BA, 2004). She has been awarded two National Endowment of the Arts Grants (2016; 2017) and is currently the inaugural curator in residence at the Galveston Artist Residency.

Mapping the Jungle has been made possible with the generous support of the Estonian Ministry of Culture, and the Estonian Cultural Endowment, The Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center, with thanks to Karin Laansoo, Kadri Laas.

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Considera esto una invitación para tomar mi mano y caminar juntos. Cierra los ojos y concédete un momento. Respira el aire húmedo, siente su calor. Toma mi mano y sumérgete en la belleza de la selva, simplemente por el placer de disfrutar de algo hermoso. Permítete cambiar el ritmo, redireccionar y aprender conmigo. Construye un mapa de este lugar en tu mente y concibe la belleza de este extraño lugar al caminar a mi lado.

Mapping the Jungle es una instalación de sitio específico y una invitación al espectador a caminar por el mapa conceptual de la selva pintada por Kristi Kongi. Este proyecto surge a partir de la experiencia de Kongi en la selva chiapaneca durante su residencia en DEDAZO. Mapping the Jungle invita al espectador a ver la luz y los exuberantes colores de la selva a través de sus ojos.

La realización de la exposición Mapping the Jungle ha sido posible gracias al generoso apoyo del Estonian Ministry of Culture, el Estonian Cultural Endowment, y el Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center, con un especial agradecimiento a Karin Laansoo y Kadri Laas.

Sobre la artista:
Kristi Kongi (Tallin, Estonia; 1985) es una artista visual cuyas pinturas e instalaciones se enfocan en los matices de la luz y su efecto sobre el color. Sus obras utilizan el color para construir narrativas, memorias e historias, siempre ofreciendo otra perspectiva o punto de vista. Kongi estudió pintura en Tartu Art College, (Estonia) y es maestra en pintura por la Academia de Artes de Estonia. En 2011 recibió el premio Young Artist Prize, y en 2013 el Sadolin Art Prize. Además, fue nominada en 2016 al Köler Prize. En 2017 recibió el Konrad Mägi Prize. Actualmente es maestra adjunta del departamento de pintura en la Academia de Artes de Estonia.

Sobre la curadora:
Leslie Moody Castro (Edinburg, Texas; 1982), es curadora independiente y escritora. Su trabajo se enfoca en el trabajo itinerante y colaborativo. Moody Castro trabaja con artistas para producir proyectos y exposiciones que generen un diálogo con el espectador a través de la obra y del espacio mismo. Moody Castro estudió “Museum Education and Museum Studies” en la Universidad de Texas (Austin, Texas) y en DePaul University (Chicago). Durante dos años consecutivos, ha recibido la beca National Endowment of the Arts Grants (2016;2017). Actualmente es curadora inaugural de la residencia Galveston Artist Residency.


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