Arteles Catalogue 2023-2020

Silence Awareness Existence program / MARCH 2023
Pamela Jue
USA
www.pamjueart.com
About
My work examines what it means to feel in the body without
judgment. I explore how thoughts and emotions manifest in
the body as we grapple with impermanence, uncertainty, and
acceptance. The subject matter is inspired by a sensation or
thought that comes up. An important part of the process is
not to rationalize or create a narrative to make sense of it, but
to give it space and let it unfold.
Through the course of creating, I observe my thoughts that
arise and feel where it manifests in the body. Each line or
mark documents how the sensations move, morph, and
sometimes release. The work evolves and adapts as it
mirrors what is happening in my internal state. Through my
art, I am teaching myself how to feel and reconnect back into
my body.
01.03.2023 - 31.03.2023
I came to Arteles with a roll of paper, various colors of ink,
and an intention to go deep into myself by drawing my
internal state throughout the month. Each day I focused on a
small portion of paper, rarely looking back or ahead, to force
myself to draw what was happening to me at that moment.
There was discomfort because so much was arising mentally
and emotionally, but the only way through was to let go of the
mind and surrender to the experience.
Slowly, my mind became more still and the concept of “I”
dissolved into a feeling of interconnectedness with my
peers. Channeling this oneness felt like my work no longer
represented just me, but everything around me. At the end of
the month, I gave each artist a piece of my work, symbolizing
our connection manifested in my drawings.