Title: Archives Intern
Pronouns: she/her
Email: kira@grunt.ca
Ask them about: Archives, Creative Access Descriptions, crochet/knitting

Name Pronunciation: Key-ra. Last name: Sa-ra-geeh

Biography

Kira Saragih, Archives Intern, is a tan-skinned, Indonesian woman and artist living on the unceded territories of the Xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. At grunt, she works at the intersection of archives and access, writing image descriptions for images on grunt’s archives website as well as captions and transcriptions for videos. Kira also maintains a textile practice, drawing inspiration from her hometown, Jakarta, she makes crocheted tapestries about common everyday objects and spaces that speak on their essentiality and how these elements contribute to community-making in underappreciated ways. Kira holds a BFA in Visual Arts from Simon Fraser University.

Contact Information

Email: kira@grunt.ca
Best way to contact Kira: Through email or visit the gallery on Tuesdays. You can also call the gallery, 604–875–9516, and leave a message.

Visual Description

Kira is a 5’1”, tan-skinned Indonesian woman with a short, average build. She has long, black hair and wears rectangular pink glasses. She is often dressed in blue jeans, a white t-shirt, a dark olive-green fleece cardigan and white slip-on shoes.

Image Description: A tan-skinned, Indonesian woman with long dark hair wearing rectangular, pink-framed glasses, a sky-blue hand-knitted hooded scarf, and a beige coat. She poses and smiles, looking towards the camera while standing against a lush, green, grassy hill lined with shrubberies and a cloudy blue sky in the background.