Artist Statement
Jessie Marie is a New Orleans-based visual artist whose process prioritizes the authenticity of the moment that inspired the image, using minimal manipulation—whether through traditional darkroom techniques or digital production—to preserve its original essence. Acknowledging the human tendency to interpret, categorize, and assign meaning to visual information, the artist developed an artistic ethos, before the rise of social media, to intentionally limit shaping or directing the viewer's interpretation of her art. She has reaffirmed this approach in the current state of constant curation that has inexplicitly increased since the explosion of the digital age. She finds joy in the freedom of offering imagery that invites viewers to navigate it through the lens of their own lived experiences and prioritizes intuition and the sensory experience in both the creation and viewing of her art.
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Core Body of Work
These series were born out of the artist exploring distinct aspects of her inner world, the creative child-like explorer and the analytical and logical self. These series use the same approach to image creation and embody her artistic ethos they have endured as the central exploration of her work.
Colorful Abstraction Series: An exploration of color and form yielding painterly, abstract photographic images. Using a multi-step process and in-camera manipulation only (no digital manipulation or AI) the artist creates a fictional universe that exists only through her lens. The action to open the camera’s shutter and document the images seen is a result of her emotional response to this abstract landscape.
Light, Line & Form Series: A study capturing the interplay between light, line, and shapes in the physical world around us. It is the dynamic relationship between these visual elements the artist responds to as she aims to organize and analyze the elements of visual stimuli; with remnants of this analysis are the resulting photographs.
Photographic Projects
Sunday Strolls: Images captured through the informal act of strolling through a location and using what sparks joy or curisioty to guide the decision of what is worthy of being captured.
Photo Stories: This natural light portrait series takes an improvisational approach to capturing the mood and movement of the model. From these spontaneous moments, a fictional narrative emerges for the artist to explore.
