Statement

The nature of the materials I choose allows me to inform my hand as I create. I do not seek a specific outcome in any predetermined measure. Reconstructing material is my fundamental attraction to the process of printmaking and papermaking. By breaking down surfaces and transforming the material’s physical, textural and, structural form, I intend to create objects that encourage the viewer to be aware of the mind’s role in the visual experience. 

The elements of process and materiality are paramount to my practice; reoccurring images and symbols can be seen throughout my work. The mediums I work with act as a vehicle that allows me to explore concepts that relate to me as a woman of Caribbean ethnicity. I implement lace, fabric, and jewelry to investigate ideas of cultural identities, femininity, collective memory, myth, beliefe systems and nostalgia.

Bio

Jazmine Catasus, an artist and educator, based in Brooklyn. She received a BA from CUNY-Hunter College in printmaking and trained in papermaking at Pace Paper and Dieu Donné Papermill. She has lead in printmaking and papermaking workshops at the Noguchi Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Joan Mitchell Foundation, the Brooklyn Museum and the Harlem Studio Museum.  

Presently she is the Studio Coordinator EFA-Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop and teaches papermaking workshops at Dieu Donné. Her work has been exhibited nationally including Blackburn 20|20 in New York City, Trestle Gallery in Brooklyn, NY and The Morgan Conservatory in Cleveland, OH. She is currently a fellow at the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute.