Julie Jamora

The Lovely Nowhere

2011-06-16T14:52:00.001-07:00

In this series, The Lovely Nowhere, I am juxtaposing nature present in tropical climates
(banana leaves, durian fruit, pineapples, etc.) and installing them into landscapes that are
clearly American, western, and urban.

These images that I create essentially become still lifes that allude to my ethnic and post-colonial
identity where I can speak about feelings of a complicated nostalgia, absence, and otherness.

The materials that I use are things that I can easily purchase at a grocery store duringanytime
of the year. This becomes a direct and tangible way in which I have access to my culture.
And it is in this way that food becomes an accessible entry point to other cultures.

These images are quiet and have a subtle political undertone to them, where I am grappling
with ideas about authenticity, the commodification and commercialization of culture in a
globalized society, the way in which we exoticize and romanticize otherness.

These installations ultimately, and very intentionally, fail to become what they set out to be.
It’s the impossibility of this pursuit that I embrace. They hover in a space neither here nor there,
which is why I call this series The Lovely Nowhere. I see them as an amalgamation and reiteration
of the inseparability of these two clashing worlds and long intertwined histories.

2011-06-16T14:47:00.001-07:00

the lovely nowhere

2011-06-13T14:33:00.000-07:00

read this really wonderful write up about the lovely nowhere on maarte.org: \\ here //

2011-06-13T14:30:00.002-07:00

2011-06-13T14:30:00.001-07:00

promo shot for Sandy Gordon's experimental noise band: Liquid State Bypass, for the Visual Volume event at SOHO20 gallery

Check out her amazing music here: liquid state bypass

2011-06-13T14:26:00.000-07:00

the lovely nowhere

2011-02-07T14:32:00.001-08:00

read this really wonderful write up about the lovely nowhere: \\ here //

the museum of natural histories

2011-02-07T14:07:00.000-08:00

this is a sneak peak of a new project, that has only just begun!

The Lovely Nowhere

2011-02-01T15:42:00.000-08:00

In this series, The Lovely Nowhere, I am juxtaposing nature present in tropical climates (banana leaves,
durian, pineapples, etc.) and installing them into landscapes that are clearly American, western, and urban.

These images that I create essentially become still lifes that allude to my ethnic and post-colonial identity
where I can speak about feelings of a complicated nostalgia, absence, and otherness.

The materials that I use are things that I can easily purchase at a grocery store during anytime of the year.
This becomes a direct and tangible way in which I have access to my culture. And it is in this way that food
becomes an accessible entry point to other cultures.

These images are quiet and have a subtle political undertone to them, where I am grappling with ideas about
authenticity, the commodification and commercialization of culture in a globalized society, the way in which
we exoticize and romanticize otherness.

These installations ultimately, and very intentionally, fail to become what they set out to be. It’s the impossibility
of this pursuit that I embrace. They hover in a space neither here nor there, which is why I call this series, The
Lovely Nowhere. I see them as an amalgamation and reiteration of the inseparability of these two clashing worlds
and long intertwined histories.

julie jamora

2010-07-06T21:32:00.000-07:00

born and raised in virginia
lives and works in brooklyn, ny
BFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts

juliejamora@gmail.com

goodbye to you, again

2010-07-05T22:00:00.000-07:00

craigslist: manila, philippines

2010-07-05T03:30:00.000-07:00

all prints are 18"x24" on newsprint. the images are screen printed and the text are inkjet prints

2009-05-18T21:29:00.001-07:00

2009-05-18T21:29:00.000-07:00

this series has just begun, a collaboration with friends and installations are in the works, more images coming soon!

2009-05-14T21:57:00.000-07:00

2009-05-14T21:40:00.000-07:00

2009-05-14T21:18:00.000-07:00

new photos

2009-05-14T19:39:00.001-07:00

Links

2009-05-14T18:41:00.000-07:00

Curriculum Vitae

2009-05-14T18:38:00.001-07:00

Videos

2009-05-14T18:37:00.002-07:00

father, music by myron malixi, 2008

goodbye to you (again), inspired by Bao Phi's poem "Goodbye", 2009

homevideos, 2009

2009-05-14T18:37:00.001-07:00