Deborah Jack (b. 1970)

ARTIST'S STATEMENT: The evidence series deals with the re/construction of spaces out of re/memory and the ephemeral quality of memory when applied to a tangible object such as the landscape. We move on through history with our manmade efforts to forget but the land remains…. The images of the red flowers of the Flamboyant Tree carry with them an inherent beauty as well as a past that includes rebellion, revolt and emancipation. The land for me is a keeper, a witness to the historical events that occurred on the Caribbean island of St. Martin. The Caribbean colonial/postcolonial reality carries with it a constantly evolving dichotomy of opposites that coexist on a daily basis.

BIO: Deborah Jack received her M.F.A. from the University at Buffalo. Her work is based in photography, painting, video/sound installation, and text, and deals with trans-cultural existence, memory, re-memory and hurricanes. She has had residencies at Light Work and Big Orbit Gallery and received several grants and fellowships. Her art has been exhibited in solo and group shows nationally, internationally and in major group exhibits, and is part of the collection of the Island Government of St. Martin and other collections. Jack is currently an Assistant Professor of Art at New Jersey City University. www.deborahjack.com