References vary. The antiquities, far off places, layers of memory.
Masks. Transference into another reality, time or persona.
Mortality. Consideration of a spirit realm, or afterlife. The fragility of life, it’s preciousness, it’s vitality.
Watching the land, it’s wildlife and seasonal change. Seduced by it all, I watch endlessly, and see the expression of transience.
More interested in instinct than idea I seek an intelligence that is lyrical.
There are references I can point to, stories I can tell but how it is all stitched together is not for me to say. The making of the work goes deeper than reason allows.
I don’t want to think about it too much.
Joanne Hammer
2011