Artist: Jerrilee Tineo
Medium: Video
Artist Statement:
Across my work, I explore themes of perception, representation, and presence. I’ve created a self-portrait piece inspired by Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe screen prints, using bold colors and repetition. That project later inspired an interactive digital piece, where viewers reveal portraits of Marilyn Monroe by moving their mouse, creating a playful and dynamic exploration of repetition and visibility. More recently, I explored photography through a still-photo film focused on church imagery and major social issues, which comes through in this exhibition, where the focus is on reflecting on the role of religion and faith in today’s sociopolitical world— and how they might influence the creation of a more just society, where human rights are treated as urgent and essential.
Project Description:
Presence is inspired by the current socio-political climate–including movements like the Black Lives Matter movement, immigration, and the Israel-Palestine conflict. It comes from seeing how unfairly and inhumanely people are being treated around the world. But it’s also connected to my own belief that religion, when it’s used the right way, can be something powerful, hopeful, and deeply human. While religion has been used to divide people, I’ve also seen it bring people together and offer comfort, healing, and a sense of justice. This project sits with those two sides, what's happening in the world right now, and what kind of future we could build if we chose something better. Can religious spaces still be part of political conversations? Can they be spaces where we resist injustice and imagine something better?
At its core, the project is about seeing religion as something that should lift people up, support emotional and spiritual well-being, and call us to treat others with compassion.
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