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And the Rhododendrons Shall Bloom Again

Jenna Marie

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Inspired by a love of nature and a passion for surrealist literature, my work explores the relationship between the two and how one can blend the ordinary with the surreal. Drawing upon objects and garments from my everyday life and reimagining them through a surrealist lens is a core element of my practice, as well as always seeking new ways to implement the pure beauty of nature within my work. 

Inspired by a love of nature and a passion for surrealist literature, my work explores the ...

'And the Rhododendrons Shall Bloom Again' is an ode to the rebirth of the flower and how the essence of each bloom can live on after the season ends. Following the literary principles of magical realism, we follow the journey of the personified flower through its contextual rebirth from the garden, into the physical, pressed flower journal, and into the abstract, the canvas, exploring the many ways a bloom can be preserved in time and reborn into its next life.

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And the Rhododendrons Shall Bloom Again

'And the Rhododendrons Shall Bloom Again' is an ode to the rebirth of the flower and how the essence of each bloom can live on after the season ends. Following the literary principles of magical realism, we follow the journey of the personified flower through its contextu...

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