Jason Pollen: “Witness” Retrospective
December 4th - March 6th
“To witness is to have knowledge of an event or change from personal observation or experience.”
I have been drawing, painting, collaging, designing and stitching since I was a child. Elaborate sand castles were the first source of inspiration. This retrospective is an overview of the works created in the past half century. My art journey has been characterized by experimentation with process and materials, and the search for a compelling communicative visual language. I have often felt as if I were witnessing my hands create something from nothing, then compelled to breathe as much life as possible into whatever shows up.
Leedy Voulkos Art Center
Body of Inquiry: The Art, Biology and Being of Flatworms
Body of Inquiry: The Art, Biology and Being of Flatworms fuses art and science, two fields where sensory perception, curiosity and creative problem-solving converge. Intergenerational artists Mol Mir, Steph Nowortaski, William Plumer and Jason Pollen dredge local waters to colelct planarians - invertabrate animals who can do something that humans can’t do: regenerate.
This show explores what we as humans can do: collaborate, synthesize, explore and learn, across different environments and using a range of creative tools. Explore a world that can normally only be seen under a microscope, projected lager than life-size and presented from four differing perspectives.
UMKC Gallery of Art