I am fascinated by storytelling. Humans have created a complex set of symbols and signs, which fill every aspect of our lives with meaning. We tell ourselves and others stories every day in order to create and manage this meaning, and to interpret the world and our place in it. Human interaction is mediated by the use of symbolic language, to tell stories we must assign meaning to symbols and we must constantly interpret them. In painting, these signs and symbols are uncertain. Without text to stabilize how images are to be interpreted, the meaning is indeterminate and fluid, the image is subject to multiple interpretations. Storytelling is essential to the human experience. In my work, I am interested in the process of storytelling and how this transmission of meaning works.
Jennifer R. A Campbell
www.jracampbell.com
