Arteles Catalogue 2023-2020

New Course program / MAY 2022
Jacqueline Kumer
Hong Kong, China
www.jacquelinekumer.com
About
I often see the act of drawing as my attempt to retrace
fragmented memories and a way to process information. I
believe human imagination and designs in nature are two
of the most important and infinite resources that we can
apply in anything we create. I don’t know where my world
will eventually take me, but I hope to share my fascination for
the surrealistic world as a glimpse or window for others that
might connect and resonate as well.
A Flightless Dream
At the last week of the residency, I discovered a huge nest
in the back forest built by past residents - Agnieszka Foltyn
and Per Stian Monsås titled ‘Nest, 2019’. When I saw the
nest my immediate thought was wanting to create giant eggs
to put into the empty nest. As someone who had always
admired birds’ ability to soar in the sky, I envisioned myself
as part of the imagery. I saw the eggs as visual metaphors
of anticipation and fear between hopes and the unknowns.
Inspired by Angel’s Egg, a Japanese art film directed by
Mamoru Oshii in 1985 that uses very minimal dialogues and
many surrealistic symbolism, theme, metaphor as its visual
storytelling, I pictured myself as the guardian of the egg
like the little girl in the film, who protects the egg by hiding
underneath her dress wherever she wandered.
I learned something very different by allowing myself to
procrastinate and socialize during my month at Arteles. I
rediscovered the experience of art in play, in being with my
surrounding, and what it feels to be in a spontaneous flow.
Special thanks to Therese and Ditte for being the wonderful
photographers to document the project.