Calling

About the gathering

Back at La Fábrica Subin, Laura Kirar activates Calling in Estudio 01.

Calling is centered on two raku ceramic vessels, one holding water and the other fire, resting on a structure of alamo root dressed in gold leaf and illuminated by blue light. Metal cymbals encircle the vessels, each marked with GLYPH, Kirar's visual language of approximately thirty symbols. Each carries a meaning and, in combination, the symbols can be read or interpreted by those familiar with the language. Touch and movement set the cymbals sounding.

Kirar conceived Calling as a means of summoning presence. Sound, resonance, remembrance, and place converge through an experience that asks for participation. There is mystery in the elements, their placement, and the sounds released through interaction. That mystery extends to the purpose of the call itself: who, or what, is being called?

About the artist

Laura Kirar builds worlds. Her practice moves fluidly across contemporary art, design, architecture, performance, hospitality, and cultural initiatives. From immersive art installations and collectible design to the restoration of the nineteenth-century Hacienda Subin and the transformation of Mesón Hidalgo, her work explores how material, place, and the spaces we inhabit shape perception, memory, and everyday life. Her social practice extends this inquiry through collaborations with makers and traditions rooted in Yucatán, where she is based.

Kirar studied sculpture and interior architecture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Over more than twenty-five years, she has developed an internationally recognized multidisciplinary practice. Her work has been presented at and through Museo Tamayo, Design Miami, Salón Art + Design, LongHouse Reserve, AGO Projects, Zona MACO, Maison Gerard, The Winter Show, and Centro Cultural Olimpo.