Kira Saragih

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Alternate Names

Kinar Saragih

Roles

Artist

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Archives Assistant (August 2023)

Biography

Kinar (Kira) Saragih (she/her) is an artist based on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations (Vancouver, BC). Drawing inspiration from her hometown, Jakarta, Indonesia, she makes crocheted tapestries based on images of common objects in Indonesian domestic and public spaces, including ads on electric poles, floral offerings, and iconic telephone cable chaos. Her tapestries speak about how these essential, common, everyday elements contribute to community-making in underappreciated ways and why they need to exist for the survival of community and cultural spaces amid rising modern regulations and sterilization of public spheres. Alongside her textiles practice, she also co-founded ANTS/ASS (Artist Nurturing Thoughts and Skills/Alternative Support System) a multidisciplinary, emerging & student artist collective focused on group assembly that promotes long-term care and friendships. Her work has been shown in Audain Gallery (Vancouver), Liquidation World (Vancouver) and Taman Ismail Marzuki (Jakarta). Kira holds a BFA from Simon Fraser University.

Kira Saragih, 2024

Website

https://kirakirawho.cargo.site/