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Selected Works

Looking back, I realise my practice has never followed a linear path. It has unfolded through recurring questions, about belonging, memory, materials and the ways we relate to the living world. My earliest works emerged from a desire to challenge systems of extraction and displacement, shaped by my experiences growing up in Mexico and later by migration. Over time, that impulse evolved from resistance towards regeneration. The questions remained the same, but my approach changed. Rather than asking only what is broken, I became increasingly interested in how art might help rebuild relationships between people, place and the more-than-human world.

Myth & Memory

Stories shape the way we understand ourselves and our place in the world. Growing up in Mexico, I was surrounded by the cosmologies and symbolism of Mesoamerica. Later, Ireland introduced me to a different mythic landscape, where Celtic traditions offered new ways of understanding land, memory and belonging. As my own journey unfolded through migration, questions of identity expanded beyond geography, encouraging a deeper reflection on ancestry, cultural inheritance and the stories that shape our sense of self.

Eye of the Nawal

Eye of the Nawal

Guatemala ยท 2020 Developed during a period of research in Guatemala, this painting reflects on the Maya concept of the Nawal, a spiritual presence that speaks to the interconnectedness of human life, nature, and the unseen. The work contemplates the possibility of meeting life's constant movement with quiet attention rather than reaction. It proposes that true strength lies not in controlling the world around us, but in learning to see it with clarity, humility, and openness.

_minawcollective #roadtrip Following the #irishlegends, welcome to the land of the Tuatha

Danu

Leitrim, Ireland ยท c. 2015 Inspired by Danu, the ancestral mother goddess of Irish mythology, this mural celebrates the intimate bond between humanity and the living world. Through the embrace of mother and child, it reflects on care as an ecological actโ€”suggesting that our relationship with the land begins with the way we nurture one another.

Materials

From reclaimed objects to natural pigments and biomaterials, materials are never simply mediums. They carry ecological and cultural histories of their own, becoming collaborators that invite a slower, more reciprocal way of making.

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

Dublin, Ireland ยท 2020 Created for Marlet Property Group, this mural marks an early exploration of material ecology within my public art practice. Painted entirely with Graphenstone mineral paint, produced in the Wicklow Mountains, the work considers how the choice of materials can strengthen the relationship between artwork, place, and environmental responsibility. Centred around the butterfly as a universal emblem of transformation, Metamorphosis reflects the belief that change is not only represented through imagery, but also embodied in the processes and materials through which art is made.

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Anitya

Mexican Embassy in Ireland ยท Sangre Mextiza Exhibition. Named after the Sanskrit concept of Anitya, the Buddhist understanding that all phenomena are in constant flux. Constructed from repurposed coffee grounds, paper fibres, wood ash, and living moss, the piece emerged from an exploration of how everyday discarded materials can be transformed through simple natural processes. Rather than resisting decay, the work welcomes it as an essential part of life's continual cycles of renewal. A spray bottle labelled "Water Me" accompanies the artwork, inviting visitors to care for its living elements. As the moss grows, fades, and eventually returns to the earth, the piece becomes a quiet collaboration between artist, audience, and nature, suggesting that care is not only an emotion, but an ongoing practice.

Mycelium art

Mycelium Art #1

Created in collaboration with Joey Baker, co-founder of IK-MULUK Art & Research Centre, Mycelium #1 explores the possibility of sculpture as a regenerative system rather than a static object. Produced through biodegradable 3D printing and inoculated to grow edible oyster mushrooms during the exhibition, the work blurs the boundaries between art, design, and living ecology. Conceived as a research prototype, the sculpture asks how artistic practice might contribute to more resilient futures, where artworks can nourish ecosystems, produce food, and actively participate in cycles of growth, decay, and renewal. Here, regeneration becomes not only a subject of representation, but an intrinsic function of the artwork itself.

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Who Cares

2013 Recycled Mixed Media One image says more than words.

Behind the Scenes

Myth & Memory

Stories have always shaped the way we understand ourselves and our place in the world. Myths, folklore and ancestral narratives are not approached here as relics of the past, but as living frameworks that continue to influence how we relate to nature, one another and the landscapes we inhabit. Through these works, mythology becomes a space for questioning inherited beliefs, recovering forgotten knowledge and imagining new ways of belonging.

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Kinmx art, Sangre Mixtiza exhibition, The Mexican Embassy, Ireland

“Sangre Mextiza”
Art Exhibition 2023

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Portraying diverse narratives through the potent medium of art through the unique lenses of three distinct artists.
 

Explore together the theme of 'Sangre Mextiza', a homage to our shared past.


This exhibition presents a dialogue with history, an understanding of our present, and an anticipation of a continually blending future.”

ART EXHIBITIONS

Copyright Kathrina Rupit | All Rights Reserved

Copyright Kathrina Rupit | All Rights Reserved

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