BIO : Jess MacCormack
Combinant l’animation, la vidéo, la peinture, le dessin, l’installation et l’intervention, la pratique multidisciplinaire de Jess MacCormack observe la relation complexe entre la culture et le capitalisme néolibéral, en critique les méthodes de contrôle social, tout en explorant le potentiel des arts à servir de vecteur de résistance. Ille s’intéresse particulièrement à la façon dont les modes de violence se perpétuent collectivement par les récits populaires, les concepts de justice et le déni de responsabilité. MacCormack travaille étroitement avec des femmes et des jeunes en conflit avec la loi, par la création de projets artistiques dans les prisons et de nombreux centres d’aide aux personnes marginalisées.
Working with animation, video, painting, drawing, installation and intervention, my interdisciplinary practice examines the complex position of culture within neoliberal capitalism and critiques modes of social control, while exploring the potential for art to function as a site of resistance. I am specifically interested in how modes of violence are perpetuated collectively through popular narratives, concepts of justice and denial of accountability.
My practice has included an ongoing commitment to working with women and youth who are in conflict with the law, through the creation of art projects in prisons as well as at numerous centres that support marginalized people.
I am currently an Assistant Professor of Studio Arts at Concordia University.
Working with animation, video, painting, drawing, installation and intervention, my interdisciplinary practice examines the complex position of culture within neoliberal capitalism and critiques modes of social control, while exploring the potential for art to function as a site of resistance. I am specifically interested in how modes of violence are perpetuated collectively through popular narratives, concepts of justice and denial of accountability.
My practice has included an ongoing commitment to working with women and youth who are in conflict with the law, through the creation of art projects in prisons as well as at numerous centres that support marginalized people.
I am currently an Assistant Professor of Studio Arts at Concordia University.