Ione Jenkins

Methods of Maintaining Hope

Using light-based installation, Jenkins’ work explores hope, metaphysics, and the links between biology and emotional experience. She invites viewers to reclaim a sense of wonder, by creating an aesthetic experience inspired by nostalgic wildlife, and dreamscapes.

Grappling with her own cycle of hope’s eclipsing and resurrection, Jenkins asks viewers to consider how connection to a sense of magic, each other, and the environment can be integral in maintaining personal and widespread hope in socio-economic collapse.

By researching light's impact on our moods and nervous systems, her installations create a compassionate space for healing.