Annabelle Farris
Artist statement
Where am I? The walls are bare; there is no exit in sight, and it is empty, except a traveler case in the corner. I approach the case, hoping for answers. When it clicks open, they are upon me. Leaves surround me, and I know I am a part of them. I do not know how I got here or where I will go, but the leaves will continue.
I have never felt settled. As a woman, a Jew, and an artist, I am permanently attached to a hyphen, existing in a liminal space. My work explores the dichotomy between belonging and displacement, capturing fleeting moments and the imperfect memory of them. Through using visceral imagery that shapes environments and displaces the viewer, I question how space is perceived and possessed. The act of repetitive making holds significance; the re-creation of forms ingrains them in the body and mind. Through portraying living elements in ceramic, these moments are cemented in the world, blurring the line between eternal and ephemeral. My heritage and culture constantly remind me of shared historical memory and ritual. I witness those small fragments shaping how we understand ourselves and how the world perceives change.
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