zegers, agustine | Critical Distance Centre for Curators

agustine zegers

agustine zegers (b. Santiago, Chile) is an olfactory artist and student of atmospheric biopolitics. Their work attends to the nourishing and noxious transcorporealities we share as inhabitants of Earth, offering forms of communion with ecological collapse at the scale of the molecule and breath. Their work has been exhibited across the Global North and South at venues such as Prairie (2024); Olfactory Art Keller, New York (2023); the Venice Biennale, Venice (2022); ICA VCU, Richmond (2021); Lagos, CDMX (2020); Galería Jaqueline Martins, São Paulo (2018); and Galería Metropolitana, Santiago (2015).

Image Caption: Perfume Terrenal, Lenteja Aurica, Agustine Zegers Performance Image, 2019

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EXHIBITION: Fermenting Feminism

September 14, 2017 - November 26, 2019

Critical Distance is thrilled to launch our landmark 5th year of programming with FERMENTING FEMINISM, curated by Lauren Fournier and featuring Sharlene Bamboat, Hazel Meyer, Leila Nadir and Cary Peppermint, Sarah Nasby, Kayla Polan, Walter Scott, and Agustine Zegers. Kombucha, guts, bacteria, vessels, vitalism, effervescence, degradation, and decay. Fermenting Feminism brings together…Find out more

Gallery

A minimalist installation featuring three small objects on a white wall: two pieces of worn material and a rusted screw with a hexagonal socket.

On a white shelf against a white wall, three small, weathered sculptures sit, each with distinct shapes and textures, some featuring a patina of green.

A spacious white room with bright, focused lighting in the center. Above, a grid of track lights is mounted on the ceiling, with one light casting a soft, green glow on the floor.

A crowd of people sitting closely together in a darkened space, some holding objects in their hands. The atmosphere is intimate, with individuals interacting with each other, some smiling or speaking. There are a few people standing in the background and a camera visible.

A transparent container with a black cap sits on a light-colored wooden surface, containing several small, curved, white items resting on a fine gray material. The items inside the container resemble small shells or other organic forms.