Yvonne Jones: (Artist)

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is an exposition of my work.The works are a journey exploring whoI am, what and where I am situated. Always with concerns of issues inside / outside, often 'self portraits', not always obvious. From painting practice the work breaks off the canvas into video and installation, while maintaining the formal elements of painting.  My own body  X-rays,  images, videos, recalled memory, data and medical debris, collected with the support of my medics, are used in my work.  Paintings, video projections and art installations cross reference and intertwine to create a sought tension throughout the portfolio.  'Facing the Posthuman' (an evolved umbrella title), seeks to make visible the condition of (my) human existence, using experienced events, in order to give access to, and enable further debate on notions of the posthuman. The work is driven by curiosity seeking to understand.
There are arguments for a literal posthuman future and arguments against. Is the body obsolete as Stelarc has claimed? Is there no future for the senses, as Moravec says? There are arguments for and against a posthuman subject future. Can we use the principles of the posthuman while still accepting our mortality, as Hayles asks of us? Will our instinct for survival over ride such an intellectual decision if we took it? Through exploration and knowledge of our position  in the present and the possibilities ahead, in this twenty first century, there is space to consider a preferred outcome.

Within the apparent diversity of work is an ongoing undulating path of inquiry. The movement forward twists and turns meeting ad interacting with various expressions and outcomes.



                    What it means to be human in an evolving posthuman world is central to my work.

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Artist Statement / Biography / Exhibitions,Collections,Awards,Support / Catalogues / Education and Memberships