Biography

Jesse's work is informed by his life in the Seattle experimental music and independent art scene in the 1990's, and subsequent travel and self guided research throughout Asia in the 2000's.


It is explorative, inspired by what one can, or has not imagined, and intends to act as spaces or portals for re-imagination of the familiar, through the mediums of visual art, sound art, noise, music, film, and performance art.


It has been seen and heard in Canada, England, France, Indonesia, Japan, Spain, Vietnam, USA, and more.

Awards and residencies include the Artist Trust Fellowship Award (Washington USA), Atlantic Center For the Arts (Florida USA).

Artistic Journey

I am an intermedia artist based in Seattle since 1992. My work is invites exploration of different perceptions, memories of place, and spaces of imagination.

These explorations have included the use of sound as a material in artwork, and the distribution of sound as a medium for listening.

Since 2005 my work has been inspired by experiences during multiple travels throughout Asia.

During these journeys, I have gathered numerous audio recordings of location, daily life, and ceremony.

I also have made drawings, collage, books, paintings, photographs, and films during these times.

These have manifested in many ways, from audio releases, to performance, radio broadcasts, visual exhibits, installations, painting & mixed media, print editions, and various combinations thereof.

My visual and audio works have been exhibited and performed in museums, festivals and venues across Southeast Asia, Europe, the US,

including:

AUDIOSPHERE: Social Experimental Audio, Pre- and Post-Internet - Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia - Madrid Spain 2020,

15 Ans De Sublime Frequencies Festival - Paris 2018,

ArtJog8 - Yogyakarta Indonesia 2015.

I have attended residencies in USA (Florida, Washington) and Indonesia (Java).

Awards include Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship (2006).

My work is in the collections of the Seattle and Tacoma Art Museums, and others.