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Artist Statement:
www.jenniferbrandon.com
When things fall apart, they
are often cast
aside—abhorrent, unsightly, or
painful to look at. Once gone,
our memories of them change. I
seek out that which calls
attention to an emotional and
physical falling apart, its
inherent beauty and ugliness,
captivated by those moments
that mirror our experience. I
look to amplify those
qualities through the
conventions of photography,
video and sculpture.
Over time, an object’s marred
surface reveals our
relationship to it through the
physical residue of touch,
which dirties it and wears it
down. The Unmaking of a Chain
Stitch magnifies this act of
touch as the hand destroys a
single stitch of yarn, at
times having to forcefully rip
the string apart. Broken
Frames, three large-scale
photographs of the edges of
mattresses, and An Attenuate
Object, an artifact encased
and hand-woven from my
mother’s clothing inherited
after her death, are caught
between a state of disrepair
and repair. Removed from a
lived experience, these pieces
reflect the body in time.
There are moments that mark a
fall. In Falling, a series of
sutured birds fade slowly in
and out, caught between the
moving and the still, beauty
and...
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Exhibitions for Jennifer Brandon:
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2007
Night Moves: Fallen, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
NextNew2007, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Things Held, MFA Thesis Show, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA
2006
ConText, A Blending of Image and Language, Dorothy Herger Gallery, Solano Community College
2005
Image. Memory. Narrative. Solo Exhibition, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge
Innocence Lost, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Eleana Del Rio
Painting: Friend or Faux? West Gallery, CSU Northridge, curated by Kiet Mai
Made in California, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA, curated by Alma Ruiz
2004
In America Now, Don O'Melveny Gallery, West Hollywood, CA, curated by Peter Frank
Land of the Free: Americana, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA, curated by Tyler Stallings
The American Experience, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
Black, White & Read, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge, curated by Susan Schomburg
Annual Juried Art Exhibition, California State University, Northridge
2003
18th Annual Juried Competition, San BuenaVentura Art Gallery, Ventura, CA
Annual Juried Art Show, Thousand Oaks Art Association, Thousand Oaks, CA
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