convinced that something magical is about to happen—only for the phone to ring
I decided to keep my subjects' eyes shut throughout the entire series as it increased the aesthetic power of the images but what I realised is that this act also serves as an inward looking process for the subjects
But I decided to have my friend and photographer Sibusiso Dhlongolo be in charge of the shutter button to help carry out my vision and together we improvised the rest of the compositions for the images
” It’s Miami reimagined not as a place but as an idea: a liminal zone where people seek both escape and grounding
The painting comes mounted and framed
I know not when, west of somewhere (after Hopper) Surrealism convinced that something magical isPainted in 2024, this self portrait is one of the first examples of Jones introducing transcription directly into her process, taking inspiration from Hopper's Western Motel (1957), and is a great example of her use of Black 4. 0 in depicting the void space present throughout her oeuvre and cyphers such as a phone. This painting is oil and acrylic on board. Dimensions: 91 x 61 cms or 24 x 36 inches, unframed.