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Jason
Paradis |
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| My
work is made from the visual interpretation of systems and the association
of these systems to personal experience. There is a sense of contemplation
or of reverie that speculates on a fundamental mystery. As a kid I did
a lot of camping in the northern Canadian wilderness—where, as
I gazed onto the stars, questions emerged regarding the existence of
something much larger than my immediate world. The drawings here were
made over collaged star charts. This armature was abstracted to create
a visual response and reinterpretation. The campfire is a universal
symbol that connects us to an earlier time where we huddled around its
blaze for warmth, food, or protection. It is around the fire that we
have looked up at the stars and have contemplated our past and have
become curious about our future. The pieces end up feeling like some
sort of phenomenon (either natural or supernatural) has occurred, or
is occurring. |
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