artist statement

studio visit series

galleryELL artists to start studio visit series.

galleryELL is pleased to announce a new artist studio visit series. starting in march 2010 artists will open their studios. as part of the community, it is important to get together and share our studio practices as well as have a chance to organize for future events, share ideas/resources, etc.
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Hays — new installation

Jodi Hays — Site-Specific Installation
Getting Used to Living in the in Between
The Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN January 2010

My work functions as a metaphor for living in relationship, but also as a reflection on our contemporary social and economic moment. How does one intimately and collectively, get used to living in the in-between, liminal spaces of already begun but not yet finished projects?

My sculptural work is intimate in scale. This installation of clay forms express my interest in landscape and terrain as a metaphor for relationships. The work is intimate, yet Pangea-like in its disbursement. However, the title “We Can Fight This Drift,” implies a statement made from one or another (or collective).


images: Jodi Hays, Getting Used to Living in the in Between, 2010

installation by jodi hays, 2010

installation by jodi hays, 2010

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Jodi Hays official website