For the past 15 years, she has been exploring the paradoxical relationships between humans and the non-human, as well as the different states of living organisms and domestication processes. Her work is an ongoing investigation in constant evolution, where each artwork is conceptually and materially linked to the others.
Working across various media—including installation, video, and photography—she frequently incorporates living beings such as plants, crickets, locusts, silkworms, and mice into her pieces. These small creatures, often bred as food for domesticated animals or used in laboratory testing, take on a central role in her installations. Adaime Makac creates environments for them, often designing “edible” sculptures on which they can feed and live, as seen in Le Banquet (2011–2016) and Rééducation (2011–ongoing). She takes responsibility for maintaining the freshness, edibility, and livability of these habitats, adding a performative dimension to her work that embodies care and stewardship for its inhabitants. Her use of living beings reflects an interest in cycles, transformation, and the evolving, unfinished nature of forms.
One of her more recent projects, Jardin des Revenants (Garden of the Revenants) (2017–ongoing), explores the idea of artistic composting. In this work, Adaime Makac collects and preserves the organic and inorganic remnants of her previous pieces, giving them new “life” as they become integrated into new works. This practice mirrors the cycles of life and decay, transforming discarded materials into a continuous process of renewal. At the same time, Jardin des Revenants elevates these remnants to the status of relics, imbuing them with a symbolic and almost sacred significance.
Adaime Makac approaches her work through a principle of interconnection, refusing to impose strict boundaries between projects. Instead, she allows them to interfere and interact with one another, creating a dynamic exchange between decay and revitalization.
She studied art history at the Universidad de Buenos Aires before earning her Diplôme National Supérieur d’Expression Plastique (DNSEP) from the École Supérieure d’Art des Pyrénées in 2006. She later completed an MA in art research at Université Paris-Panthéon Sorbonne in 2010. Her work has been exhibited in France, Argentina, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Canada, the United States, Libya, and China.