Jesse Siegel born 1984 in Cancun, Mexico.
Lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium.

Jesse Siegel uses the language of urban planning and design to confront the polished mythology of the tourist resort and prefabricated experiences. His installations, sculptures and digital works examine nostalgic memory and belonging.

His work embodies the instruments of prefabrication and rapid development, finding a global default in the aesthetics of newness. Born in Cancún, a city founded by the Mexican government in the 1970s, Siegel approaches his hometown as a starting point from which objects hold meaning beyond their function. The disposable and overlooked become sites of inquiry into the unease of placelessness itself.

Education:
2018 - 2020 MA in Artistic Research, Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague (NL).
2014 - 2017 BFA in Printmaking, Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA), Portland, OR (USA)