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THE meFONE COLLECTION
Jen Brown
archival quality ink on rag paper
Riding on Canberra’s light rail, as I do often, it is striking that pretty much everyone is riveted to their phones, seemingly oblivious to the world around them. Each one travels in his or her own private self-selected bubble of electronic interactions, perhaps with someone or something totally remote. This phenomenon was not happening several decades ago and I sense that it won’t be happening several decades hence, as some more advanced technology becomes dominant. This collection of black & white ‘photographic drawings’ captures a particular era, via a scene viewed as if through the windows of a train carriage, the interior of which is inhabited by seemingly docile bodies fixated on their gadgets. And, of course, all the images were captured with my own phone.
Large images 60x60cm $360.00 each
Jen Brown
Now based in Canberra, Jen lived and worked in Launceston from 2005-2022. Her creative practice over many decades spans photography, video, soundscapes and outdoor projection. In numerous cross-discplinary arts collaborations, she has worked with creatives from fields as diverse as contemporary dance, painting, ceramics, glass, sculpture and architecture. This exhibition showcases recent work in street photography, capturing spontaneous portraits of people engaged in their daily lives.
In tandem with a professional background in university teaching, research and online learning design, Jen has completed a Master of Education and two practice-led PhD’s in creative media, most recently focussing on outdoor projection after dark as a means for transforming public space. She has completed three arts residencies with Largo Residências in Lisbon, 2023-25, pursuing her own creative practice as well as running workshops with a
mixed group of locals, immigrants and refugees.
More works by Jen Brown
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