Finding Bright (1)

Jaina Cipriano

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Finding Bright (2)

Jaina Cipriano

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Finding Bright (4)

Jaina Cipriano

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Artist’s Statement

Finding Bright is a performance translated in stills. My subject and I travel into the belly of the beast, embody our fears and do our shadow work. These are visual metaphors for the crushing lows of abandonment and the joyous heights of a potential salvation. Love and loss, lost and found. My work centers around coming to terms with the visceral loss of childhood dreams. The sets I am building now are bright, theatrical and dramatic. I mix moments of childhood freedom with the sharp edges of an independence you are not prepared for. I am making a drama out of ordinary moments. These are visual metaphors for the crushing lows of abandonment and the joyous heights of a potential salvation. Love and loss, lost and found.

about the artist

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Jaina Cipriano is creating visual metaphors for emotions she has trouble defining. Without the help of Photoshop she builds physical environments that open her models up to becoming part of something bigger. This primes the space for an authenticity that is so raw and visceral it brings you back to your own memories. Jaina's work takes the shape of a dream you wake up already forgetting, tasting only the vivid edges while the center dissolves.