Jessi Li

Coil built ceramic figures provide a framework by which I can explore human experience. Social, cultural, and physical power dynamics are inherent in every relationship. How does interacting with a ceramic figure differ from interacting with real flesh? Whether responsive or immobile, real or imagined, there is an underlying experiential disconnect which is both crippling and engaging. The realization that everyone can be estranged prompts the viewer to confront herself ; am I invading or am I being invaded? This self reflection parallels the personal conflict experienced when we attempt to connect with other people.