Jayda Karsten

Artist in Residence: February 1 - February 28, 2026

ABOUT JAYDA KARSTEN

During her residency at KOAC, Karsten explored the theme of vessels through sculptural, three-dimensional works made from repurposed venetian blinds. These vessel-like forms interact with people, light, and wind in unexpected ways, and draw inspiration from patterns and structures found in nature and within the KOAC sculpture park. For Karsten, vessels can be functional or suggestive forms that question intention and use, asking whether a vessel is defined by its form, or by what it holds.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Jayda Karsten is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and architectural technologist whose practice explores spaces in the built environment that exist in states of flux. Drawn to the intersections of Fine Art and Architecture, her work examines relationships between people, materials, and place through approaches such as wayfinding, psychogeography, relational aesthetics, and autoethnography.

Her practice centers on re-purposing, re-using, and re-imagining found materials to create immersive, site-specific installations. Previous works include Public Art II, a participatory installation created through public weaving, and Sign Poetry, an ongoing series that reworks traffic signs into reflective prompts encouraging awareness and re-connection with the natural environment.