Getting Ugly

Zachary Jackson’s work stems from a fascination with human reactions, both mentally and physically, to ideas of stress and tension. Referencing his own experiences as well as those gathered from interviews with others his work creates a dialogue for these, often unrecognized, occurrences.

Recently Jackson has begun focusing on the rigidity and stiffness that can occur as a reaction to a stressful environment. Using cast plastic and screen-printed fiberglass, he is capturing the unseen manifestations of tension as it relates to our personal space.

Each piece is a conglomeration of several different ideas of stress. Often during conversations it becomes apparent that bases of tension cross paths between multiple individuals. The evidence of the evolution of stress between different people can be seen in the differences between my pieces. Jackson’s collection of anxieties grow daily as he continues conversations with others as well as attempting to make sense of his own relationship to anxiety.

Visit his website at www.zacjackson.com.