Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik

Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Artist statement

Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik is an artist from Montréal living in Los Angeles. Their work in non-figurative sculpture and installation considers the idea of architectural prosthetics: objects and situations that create affective and sensory augmentations. Seeing architecture as a material in connection with the viewer’s body, they work from the belief that artworks are sites of affective intensity. They are interested in ecological survival and the future, perception and the senses, the queer body and intimacy, and land use and infrastructure. They use the idea of haunting and presence as a metaphor for the immaterial and narrative aspects of visual art practice. Their works often involve collaboration with non-human forces and land-based art practices, both as works outdoors, and as translations into gallery-based objects and installations. This takes form as works that are sensory echoes of places and experiences, often incorporating elements that act directly upon the senses, such as light, or volatile, ephemeral materials such as plant matter or smoke. This work leads to inquiries about the built environment, the public commons, and the legacy of colonialism. With works of abstraction they attempt to create distorted machines, partial reconstructions, and a cyborgian melding of ecology and human experience. Some current focuses include hydrological infrastructure such as canals, weirs, and reservoirs, and the parasympathetic nervous system which links our subconscious...

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