We are happy to share with you the article recently issued by Vulture about the work of Gala Porras-Kim. The text explores the way in which she investigates the relationship between cultural institutions and the historical objects kept within their collections, and the way said contexts can alter the meaning of these artifacts.

“Born in Bogotá, Colombia, and based in Los Angeles, Porras-Kim makes work about objects, the institutions that house them, and, increasingly, the spiritual lives those objects may lead. “There are artifacts in museum collections that may still be performing their original function,” the 37-year-old explained. “Like, the pillow you go to your afterlife with was technically forever. What happens when an institution takes it and moves it? Can it still function within the museum?” In these scenarios, the artist, who also dabbles in academia, sees herself as mediator between the objects’ original owners (like the rain god Chaac) and the establishments that house them."