Frieze Projects: Joel Gaitan, ‘It’s My House And I Live Here’
Joel Gaitan, It’s My House And I Live Here, 2025.
Terracotta, underglaze, gold luster, live plants, plywood, PVC pipe, and acrylic paint.
Location: 3
About the Project
Joel Gaitan continues the exploration of home and identity with an installation transforming a central pathway into a welcoming façade inspired by his Nicaraguan and Miami heritage. A hybrid of domestic architecture and personal memory, the work will feature terracotta-style roofing, ceramic-filled windows and a plant-laden balcony, creating a space for gathering and reflection while encouraging visitors to consider their own connections to place.
About the Artist
Joel Gaitan’s (b.1995, Hialeah, FL) work is an ongoing exploration of home and identity, read through ceramic sculpture and inspired by Pre-Columbian traditions fused with contemporary cultural elements. Each piece is a spiritual offering, bridging history and the present. His narratives and symbols are informed by his Pentecostal upbringing and Nicaraguan heritage. Together, they become a framework for his storytelling, where identity is reimagined in a timeless context.
Further Information
Frieze Los Angeles, 20 – 23 February 2025, Santa Monica Airport.
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Main Image: Joel Gaitan, It’s My House And I Live Here (render), 2025. Courtesy: the artist
