Jillian Louise
My practice explores the anomalies that interrupt our daily lives and inhabit our myths and stories - rarely seen creatures, miraculous coincidences, flying saucers in the sky, ad infinitum. These occurrences are abject, existing in the blur between fiction and reality. My work is situated in this void in an effort to understand my own desire for escapism while drawing on stories about the anomalous experiences of others. Through a variety of traditional handicrafts, such as papier mâché and jewellery making, I create moments of fantasy in the mundane and invite the viewer into the world I have created. My materials and processes are found in common everyday items, emphasizing the immediate and ever-present nature of my subject matter. My explorations of the mythical and magical carve out a place within established norms and rigid definitions, reveling in the strangeness that exists in ambiguity.
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