Artist Jaz Simpson - Ceramics & Sculpture

Exhibition Showcase - A segment from our full Resident Artist Exhibition that can be found here: https://youtu.be/vf3bZSdllBc

Jaz Simpson is a figurative sculptor and ceramicist, who creates playful and compelling artwork that explore the spiritual relationship we humans have with animals.

Since the dawn of man, we have been using zoomorphic iconography, depicting animals on cave walls and using them to represent ourselves. Animals have become archetypes, spiritual entities and our greatest allies.

The term ‘psychopomp’ particularly interests Jaz, as these creatures/spirits are said to guide the dying into the afterlife in many different cultures.

In Jungian psychology, the psychopomp is a mediator between the conscious and unconscious – Jasmin likes to see them as a representation of our inner selves.

Jasmin references literature that looks at animals as metaphor, a theme that allows her to investigate the ambiguous, dark humour of the human spirit, such as the works of Ted Hughes ‘Crow’ and George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’.

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