I had the distinct pleasure of going to the opening for a new show at Heidi Cho last week that features the work of my old friend, artist Jessica Cannon. Her work in the group exhibition, entitled "This Time Next Year...," is a provocative and beguiling series of tiny dioramas of each of her previous bedrooms, set into matchboxes and displayed side by side. Says Jes,
I have always been interested in concepts of place. It is an idea that stands for more than a physical location or a moment in time. Place is a combination of these factors, colored by memory, emotion and experience. It can instill a sense of ownership and sometimes a sense of loss. My recent work is an effort to reconstruct places that I’ve seen and then lost.Both Jes and her work are quite cool. I'm looking forward to dropping by her studio and catching up in the near future. As far as the show goes, I also really liked the work of Saraleah Fordyce, who made these sort of clay tiles with elaborate, fantastic schemes carved into them. Very beautiful and strange, with aspects of seemingly magical realism that really appealed to me. The show is up through February 26, and well worth a stop next time you're in Chelsea.
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