In this episode Jessica and I talk about the importance of shifting our perspective beyond our limited environments. We discuss our relationship to the cosmos and the importance of communing with the natural world. We ask the question about how our relationship to both natural and urban spaces influence us in our lives. Jessica and I also discuss her imagery and painting process, along with the impact that meditative concentration has on both the artist and the artwork itself. ---------------------- Website: www.jescannon.com IG: @jes_cannon "Eternal Geometries" opening 4/11/23 at https://polinaberlingallery.com/ Jessica Cannon was born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn in 1979. She has exhibited her work at Winston's (Los Angeles), The Manes Center for Contemporary Art (Roslyn, NY), Honey Ramka (Brooklyn, NY), Crush Curatorial (Amagansett, NY), Big Medium (Austin, TX), The Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, and elsewhere. She is a past recipient of The Brooklyn Arts Council’s Community Arts Fund Grant and been awarded residencies at the Jentel Foundation in Banner, WY, RAiR Foundation's Historic Studios in Roswell, NM, Vermont Studio Center, and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s SwingSpace Program on Governor’s Island. Select press and publications include: The New York Times, Flaunt Magazine, phaidon.com, Maake Magazine, New American Paintings, Dovetail, and Hyperallergic. In Fall 2017 Jessica founded Far By Wide, an ongoing series of exhibitions online and in pop-up spaces to support social and environmental justice organizations. She received a BA from Tufts University and an MFA from Parsons School of Design. She currently teaches at Parsons School of Design and CUNY Queens College. See More from Martin Benson *To stay up on releases and content surrounding the show check out my instagram *To contribute to the creation of this show, along with access to other exclusive content, consider joining my Patreon! Credits: Big Thanks to Matthew Blankenship of The Sometimes Island for the podcast theme music!

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