photo Simon Beckmann
Joya: AiR / Caroline Areskog Jones / GBR
“To become immersed in the landscape, to observe where the light falls, where the flow of water draws its course, to listen to how the wind absorbs the sounds of the wild takes time.
By spending 7 days at Joya: AiR I took the welcome opportunity to broaden my senses, and the stark contrast to an urban life created an atmosphere where the days seemed to quietly lengthen.
Drawing as a means to investigate and map a space is fundamental to my rhizomatic practice. The freedom to explore the surrounding topography allowed me to capture an archive of visual and sonic field recordings to develop over time , whilst learning about its agregarian background and current project of conservation . Returning to the studio I created a collective of ‘field studies’ on paper using various textures, marks, methods and materials to eliminate the stark white of the surface. A body of work as initial responses to being in the land evolved , responding to the ecological patinas experienced or describing artefacts discovered whilst wandering.
Evenings provided a chance to gather and enjoy a sense of community and kindness, hosted so generously by co-founders and hosts Simon and Donna”.
Areskog Jones has a background in contemporary dance and physical therapy. Art Foundation, Distinction (1996) at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (UAL), London and BA(Hons) Fine Art 1st class CSM (2004) part time whilst raising 2 sons. MA Print : Royal College of Art (2019). Variety of group exhibitions, including Breathworks, MOMA Oxford (2020), Fragile Ocean (2019), MA Show RCA(2019), 'Eyes of Many Kinds' Southwark Park Gallery (2019). Upcoming to include ThroughObjects 'Nature Inspired' , Woolwich Print Fair, 'If only the sea' San Mei Gallery*. Residencies: Hospitalfield (Oct 2021)* Wild Islands, Hebrides (2019) Orleans House Gallery(2016). Moving image work :'World of Light' Auckland University of Technology(2021)* "Poetry and Culture Film Festival' Copenhagen (2021)*, Montreal Independent Film Festival (2021), Next Thing Moving Image Award (finalist) 2019. Signature Prize (finalist) 2019, Stanley Picker Tutorship (shortlist) 2019, Sheila Shloss Award Printmakers Council (2019), Szuzi Roboz Scholarship (2017), Charitable Arts Award (2016). Articles for Venti Journal (2021) *IMPACT print journal (2020), Pluralist (2019) - *in development or imminent