KIRI DALENA
b. 1975, PhilippinesKiri Dalena is a visual artist who lives and works in Manila, Philippines. Her work consistently addresses social inequalities and injustices, particularly in the Philippines. In all of her artworks, she asserts the importance of protest and activism against state persecution.
Her work has been displayed and screened internationally including documenta fifteen (2022), the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Berlin Biennale 11 (2020), Manila Biennale (2018), Shanghai Biennale (2018), Jakarta Biennale (2017), Busan Biennale (2016), Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (2015), Fukuoka Asian Art Trienniale (2014), and Singapore Biennale (2013). She works both as an individual artist and as part of collectives.
Dalena lives and works in Manila, the Philippines.
Text courtesy Gajah Gallery
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