Jazmín Kullock

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1995

            Jazmín Kullock's work delves into the intimate, the folds, and the exploration of the human body. Through self-portraits and nudes, she navigates the multiple aspects of shame and humiliation. Her works display deformed bodies, hidden faces, and exhibitionism, reflecting the complexity of these expelling feelings. Trained in set design at the Metropolitan School of Dramatic Art and in Visual Arts at the National University of San Martín, she also studied with artists such as Carla Benedetti, Estanislao Florido, and Paola Michaels.

            Initially, Kullock began by painting portraits of others, but later decided to use her own image to explore the concept of the non-hegemonic body in her work. For her, shame is a cruel topic that must be addressed without fear, seeking beauty and shock rather than a painful gaze in the face of normality. In her exhibitions, Kullock has presented increasingly dizzying works where bodies appear more exposed. Her self-portraits also explore the paths of timidity, fear, and vulnerability, showcasing the complexity of emotion and the infinite delicacy of building self-esteem.

            Her work does not seek to explain the origin of shame but rather to capture its ongoing expression, concentrating the power of her painting on everything it can communicate. As she deepens her work, Kullock is surprised to discover the amount of queer theoretical production related to intimacy with which she engages. However, for her, the important thing is that her work invites the viewer to approach what belongs to the private, individual world, to the encounter with oneself, in those moments where no one sees us, like a contemplative walk that can also be impactful and revealing.