Jessica Poser

My work explores the intersections of archaeology and psychology. I am interested in mining architectural, archeological, and abandoned spaces as complex sites of unconscious projection. My work considers the physical and psychological process of burying, digging, uncovering, and discovering. I draw upon site plans of architectural ruins, archaeological sites, as well as the building facades from neighborhoods throughout the city of Chicago as the bases for my constructions. I articulate these landscapes through various processes and my methods of construction are also ways for me to inhabit these spaces and make discoveries within them. I piece these landscapes together using…