Jennifer D. Anderson ARTIST | EDUCATOR
Works On Paper
Skins
“When the skin becomes the paper for a text written by the body, the words are going to be ambiguous, and no statement will have a single meaning.” James Elkins “The self is an oral society in which the present is constantly running a dialogue with the past and the future inside of one skin. [...]
Sensate
These little prints are excursions into the sense modalities. The backgrounds are taken from pinhole photographs. Images of the body, soft muted tones derived from skin and hair. Overtop, wrapping around and through are images from the mechanics of the body. Juxtaposed together, these elements work as a visual poem about the complexities of the [...]
Vitals
“I live in company with a body, a silent companion, exacting and eternal.” Eugene Delacroix This suite of etching brings the organs of the body to the forefront and focuses on our corporeal nature. Painstakingly created through the process of etching with delicate line work composing each passage of value, these plates where then hand [...]
Shades
As human beings, I believe our identity is composed of a layering of stories. Those we retell about ourselves, those we overtime ascribe importance and value to, as well as those stories which intentionally or not fade away. This series of work is about this layering of stories and meaning, as well as the information [...]
Substantial Material
I am interested in how science is and has been used to define human nature, health, and disease. My research has included antiquated now debunked areas of scientific thought, such as phrenology and the humours, as well as recent discoveries on neuroscience. Since the mode and methods of science thought to bean accurate understanding of [...]
Belligerency Suite
As an artist, my work has most often focused on the vulnerable aspects of mankind. I find one of the unifiers of all people, is how easily both the physical being and the spiritual creature can be injured and unfortunately, even destroyed. Staying true to that focus, this work stems from dialogue recently heard in [...]