RUCI Art Space presents TOUGH ROMANCE a solo exhibition by Natisa Jones
A dance of interior self-modulation and reflection with The Inner Child archetype
Curated by Glenda Sutardy
“The image of the child represents the strongest, the most ineluctable urge in every being, namely the urge to realize itself.” Jung, C.G. Memories, Dreams, Reflections, p. 174.
‘Tough Romance’ refers to Natisa Jones’s, complex relationship between her conscious self, and her Inner Child identity that searches for self-expression and meaning within the paradoxes that arise in life.
We can describe Natisa’s creative process as a type of play. True play, in the case of Natisa, it takes place within the transitional neutral area that is her Inner Child archetype. The communication with the Self is intense as all her attention is directed towards harnessing spontaneous creative energies latent within her conscious and child-conscious worlds. Within this engagement she enters a state of concentration and withdrawal. In a pure state of play she attempts to connect her present Self to her Child Self, gaining new insights on past events and renewing her mind from that solid safe base of pure self in a release of creative energies and recalibration.
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Opening Reception
Friday, 09.12.16
7 PM – 11 PM
Exhibition Period
10.12.16 – 22.01.17
Mon – Sun | 11 AM – 7 PM