About the Artist & the Work JASMINE DENNIS

Nostos Algos, A Return to Pain

Art-making has been a necessary medicine for more than two decades.

What started as therapy has grown into a rich and expansive mixed-media practice. One in which I explore the terrifying, the beautiful, and everything in between.

My creations come from pure experimentation, driven to push my boundaries, question my internal rules, and explore identity in an uninhibited and meditative way. I am often drawn into visual stories through collected objects, color, and the felt experience of texture.

My primary goal during this Enso residency was to deepen my play with wax and oil pigment while developing a daily studio practice. My original intention was to create an encaustic series inspired by my grandmothers; however, once the wings, the snake, and shades of red appeared, I knew I was connecting with my shadow. What presented is a self-portrait assemblage that embraces the pain of disassociation, transformation through grief, and the return to Self.

“There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.”

-Hannah Gadsby

NOSTOS ALGOS, A RETURN TO PAIN

Mixed media assemblage watercolor, ink, oil pigment, beeswax, ephemera, copper, found objects on wood panels