Jo Mikals-Adachi

 

Artist Statement


Currently, mine is a challenge to the dominant role of truth captured by photography and it’s shaping of memory. After taking numerous photographs I select images that are most impressionable. Using fragments from these images I recombine them into new compositions for a source of reference. The result is an abstracted and distorted image that is strangely realistic. Although each image is a representation of a particular moment, these paintings are also a combination of memories, thoughts and hopes. Through this process, I attempt to capture the existing influence of photography on our memories.