Esteban — Similkameen Artist Residency

Esteban Pérez

Winter 2021

Esteban Pérez (b. 1992 in Quito, Ecuador) graduated from Emily Carr University of Art + Design with an MFA degree in 2021. Recent and forthcoming presentations of his work include the New York Latin American Art Triennial (2022); SBC galerie d'art contemporain, Montreal (2022); The Polygon, Vancouver (2021); Libby Leshgold Gallery, Vancouver (2021); and Más Arte, Quito (2019). In 2021, he was an artist in residence at the Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, and at the Similkameen Studio Residency organized by Griffin Arts Projects. In 2017, he was selected for the Premio Brasil–Arte Emergente (CAC), an award funded by the Brazilian embassy in Quito for the promotion of emerging artists. He was also the recipient of the 2020 Audain Travel Award.

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To hear more about Esteban’s body of work and residency in Keremeos, please watch his artist talk below hosted by Griffin Art Projects.

Image courtesy of the artist in their residency studio, 2021

Image: curtesy of artist Esteban Pérez. Taken on residency property, 2021

“The Similkameen Studio residency was a beneficial and valuable experience that provided me with the time for reflecting on my art practice. For two months, I stayed at a fully equipped log house in the village of Keremeos, where I had a large personal studio space with an amazing view of the trees. During this time I was able to experiment and take some distance from my previous work. Also, I had the time and space to research the next material and conceptual steps of my practice.

The beautiful natural landscape was truly inspiring and a perfect place to tune in with the natural world's temporalities and cycles. For instance, in order to get familiar with the place, I started a series of walks through the land to have an embodied experience of the natural landscape's sounds.”

Esteban Pérez

Image courtesy of the artist, 2021

Documentation: Walkscapes, 2021 Analog photography ISO 100, 35mm film

Keremeos Sun, 2021, Inkjet print, 40 x 22 cm

Keremeos, 2021, Inkjet print, 30 x 42 cm