Alumni

Jazmine Deng

My practice is an expression of my dissociation with the physical world. My artist practice is expressed through various visual forms. Through performative rituals of video making, painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, words and installation, I challenge my internalised perceptions of the everyday and express my own mental contradictions in order to re-contextualise the perceived boundaries between me and the external world.

My outcomes manifest situationally. I react and respond to pre-existing forms, objects and the situations within the world in whatever means and medium necessary. Processes of layering, juxtaposition, confrontation, contradiction and absurdism are enacted in order to embrace, touch, be close to and feel a sense of tangible connection to my environment — physically, emotionally or psychologically. I seek shear human transcendence and honesty in my art. Hence, the violent, chaotic, cringey and loud nature of my work is a true attempt to free myself. I often express my works through the construction of installations where mediums coexist between one another. Performative installation play in my process, invites viewers into a stance of participation where the boundaries between life and art can coexist.