Jena Argenta

Artist Statement

My work embraces calligraphic, literary, & sculptural sensibilities to explore an expanded sense of communication through themes of legacy, illegibility, rupture, loss, translation, & intimacy. Words are sediments, not just sentiments. They shape world-view, spatial composition; making & unmaking our relational fabrics. My palette is subtle & organic, metallic, iridescent, & informed by community voices. Works resist viewing from a single physical vantage-point, sense of self, or linguistic sensibility.

"What if the primary sensory organ is neither the eyes or the ears but the heart? How can art
make present, not just represent?"—Wendy Shaw