Artists: Terrick Gutierrez - Ayobami Ogungbe

Rele, Los Angeles presents Process + Place, a two-person exhibition featuring the work of Terrick Gutierrez and Ayobami Ogungbe. Drawing from distinct geographies and lived experiences, both artists delve into the layered relationships between memory, architecture, and the emotional resonance of place.

At the heart of Process + Place is a shared commitment to navigating the physical and cultural landscapes of home, spaces both inhabited and remembered. Through unconventional material practices and deeply personal visual vocabularies, Gutierrez and Ogungbe reconstruct fragmented memories into new, tactile forms.

Terrick Gutierrez, based in Los Angeles, manipulates mixed media, particularly paper towels, paint, and found textures, to build dreamlike architectural compositions. Rooted in Belizean and Mexican American heritage, his work centers on memory, identity, and the interiority of space, often reflecting on the nuanced experience of womanhood and the ever-shifting boundaries of home. Ogungbe’s process of layering and erasure echoes the passage of time, the frailty of memory, and the power of transformation.

Ayobami Ogungbe, working from Lagos, Nigeria, uses experimental weaving techniques that merge photography, sculpture, and site-specific interventions. His practice mines familial archives and intimate environments to explore belonging and emotional displacement. His photo-weavings act as both documents and disruptions– collapsing time and perspective to highlight the psychological complexities embedded within domestic space.

Process + Place is an invitation to consider how the environments we live in, both physical and emotional, shape who we are. Through acts of construction, deconstruction, and reassembly, Gutierrez and Ogungbe craft spatial narratives that preserve personal histories while imagining new ways to dwell, remember, and connect. In doing so, they remind us that we, artists, communities, and viewers alike, are the active preservationists of cultural memory, holding space for what was, what is, and what might be.