Book cover of Corpus by Kukuli Velarde

Corpus: Kukuli Velarde

Corpus: the body. In the art of Kukuli Velarde, clay becomes flesh.

Corpus: a collection of works. Here, a coherent ensemble of fifteen clay effigies that took over a decade to complete.

Corpus: Christi. One of the most important religious celebrations in Christianity. In this case, Velarde constructs her own Corpus Christi procession with saint-like ceramics, each accompanied by its own banner.

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Corpus: Kukuli Velarde, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, College of Charleston. Charleston, South. Carolina (United States), 2022.

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