Jennifer Khoshbin Show Preview

Please enjoy these brilliant new works from Jennifer's show "either it's very deep, or I'm falling rather slowly" opening Saturday, 9/19, 7-9pm. The last two images show details of Jennifer's piece "April 30, 1973" and allow you to see Jennifer's use of vintage books and beautifully rendered line drawings.

"August 5, 1973"

"August 25, 1977"

"June 29, 1971"

"October 20, 1975"

"April 30, 1973"

"April 30, 1973" (detail)

"April 30, 1973" (detail)

Artist Statement

While paper is often a
delicate form associated with a thin surface, I am finding ways to present its
conceptual depth. In addition to cuttings, I often add fine-line drawings to
re-script the story. Since the encounter with text has now become mostly an
onscreen experience, I am tunneling into vintage hardbound texts to explore the
dubious future of the book itself, trying to imagine what it might be like for
books to undergo a kind of adaptation for survival.

My
work expresses the idea of the story, fable, or tale, attempting to sort out
the past and create new beginnings.  How these stories have affected me
and my culture is represented through a combination of book and animal
sculptures, drawings and writings. I am artificially reimagining things
in a handmade wilderness.