VISUAL ARTIST
Margot Kalach
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WORDS BY ZACH ARMSTRONG
AUGUST 31 2026
For Margot Kalach, images are not static. Rather, the meanings that emerge from them vary depending on the circumstances in which they are viewed. This is why her creative process involves the accumulation of materials to build an archive that she continuously revisits for reinterpretation and reworking.
VOL.2 • MEXICO
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