Isaac Jaegerman "Stele" (2019). Cut, crumpled paper 28.5 x 21.5 in. Framed.
Isaac Jaegerman "Stele" (2019). Cut, crumpled paper 28.5 x 21.5 in. Framed.
This work is a contemplation on permanence, erosion, and decay. My role in making the work was to become an erosive force, slowly cutting away slivers of paper, following the existing geometry of wrinkles and creases in the crumpled sheet to remove material in the central rectangular space. The remaining image reminds me of a stele, or maybe a druidic slab, whose meaning and purpose has been forgotten over time. I like to think of artwork from this decontextualized lens of the future and imagine how it will be interpreted should it outlive me and my intentions. - Isaac Jaegerman ‘21
Isaac Jaegerman "Stele" (2019). Cut, crumpled paper 28.5 x 21.5 in. Framed.
This work is a contemplation on permanence, erosion, and decay. My role in making the work was to become an erosive force, slowly cutting away slivers of paper, following the existing geometry of wrinkles and creases in the crumpled sheet to remove material in the central rectangular space. The remaining image reminds me of a stele, or maybe a druidic slab, whose meaning and purpose has been forgotten over time. I like to think of artwork from this decontextualized lens of the future and imagine how it will be interpreted should it outlive me and my intentions. - Isaac Jaegerman ‘21
Isaac Jaegerman "Stele" (2019). Cut, crumpled paper 28.5 x 21.5 in. Framed.
This work is a contemplation on permanence, erosion, and decay. My role in making the work was to become an erosive force, slowly cutting away slivers of paper, following the existing geometry of wrinkles and creases in the crumpled sheet to remove material in the central rectangular space. The remaining image reminds me of a stele, or maybe a druidic slab, whose meaning and purpose has been forgotten over time. I like to think of artwork from this decontextualized lens of the future and imagine how it will be interpreted should it outlive me and my intentions. - Isaac Jaegerman ‘21