ARTIST STATEMENT
It can be compelling to strive to understand something, to assert that we understand what that work is, and have that be what defines it, the artist, and, ultimately, what defines us. In reality, any singular work, any singular person, is more than the interpretations someone else may apply to them, their history, or their ethnographic background. It is my belief that art should never be clear. It should never be an easy conclusion. Artists should not aspire to be people who create definitions, who exist in boxes. We should strive to defy our confines and create a constantly evolving reality for ourselves and the work we create.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jasmine Elizabeth is an artist who specialises primarily in painting, collage, and photography. Being raised and living in the midwest as a brown individual along with having a background in the sciences and film has significantly influenced their vision and practise, manifesting in an exploration of themes of isolation, identity, and what it means to exist under an unrelenting gaze.
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