Atlanta based artist Jarrett Christian is known for his immersive photographic practice by which he raises an awareness of the subconscious, he has produced several public art works and continues to approach art making by merging multiple disciplines. Christian received an M.F.A. in photography at Savannah College of Art & Design in Atlanta Georgia and earned a B.A. in Art and Visual technology at George Mason University in Fairfax Virginia.
About ‘‘We Are not these hands’:
My pictures emanate from direct experiences with the world and environments that envelop people. I am looking for something I recognize and at the same time something I have never seen before—an ‘open metaphor’ that separates or distinguishes itself. I’d like viewers to experience a sort of state of flux; nothing is really determined or pinned down. I want the viewer to have an experience that is still in the process of becoming.
The images under the working title: We Are Not These Hands focuses on the banalities that frame many places in the States, serving us with a portrait of things that are often forgotten. Collectively, the work attempts to peel away the prosaic to reveal the extraordinary in the ordinary. Perhaps not readily identified, yet poignant, these pictures are ambiguous and function allegorically; they rely on the build-up of parts and the various ruminations that a viewer will conjure.
