Blue River
Hillary Johnson
“The work is a celebration of light and form and the pleasures of seeing beauty.”
— Hillary Johnson
ABOUT
Artist statement
The Veil is Thin, There is No Veil combines video, photographs, and physical materials to create an immersive installation experience in which the viewer is invited to explore their own experience of witnessing the embodiment of self. Through careful use of material as metaphor, the passage of time, the energetics of place, the presence of the body, the installation explores our multi-layered existence to reflect, enhance and support our sense of belonging in a world of persistent and challenging change. I hope the viewing experience may plant seeds of empathy and foster increases in compassion for self and others for viewers whose busy lives may only infrequently offer such contemplations.
“Photography can be part of an expansive exploration of empathy, consciousness, and connection for positive social and cultural change.”
— Karen Irvine
Meet the artist:
Hillary Johnson
She/Her
Hillary Johnson is a multidisciplinary artist who works in photography, video, handmade books, and immersive multimedia installations. She’s interested in the tension between heartache and beauty; grief and joy; and longing and belonging that underpin the human condition.
Her work engages the body in the process of coming to know a place through slow walking and mindful observation. Hillary Johnson’s photographs of the landscape and portraiture examine drastic upheavals that transform or destroy delicate beauty in both the environment and in humankind. She believes that photography can be part of an expansive exploration of empathy, consciousness, and connection for positive social and cultural change.
hillary@hillaryjohnsonphoto.com
