Focus On: Jenny Holzer

As I am using image and text in my project and i am creating narratives I looked at the work of Jenny Holzer

Source: Jenny Holzer Projections Buenos Aires (2000)

Source: Jenny Holzer Projections Goslar (2002)

The use of text and image in her work through light projection works well with the messages that she is trying to send out - it is commentary on politics, life, sexuality, violence and power: 

'The main topics of Holzer’s work are violence, oppression, sexuality, feminism, power of war and death. The artist is emphasising and bringing to light important issues of the capitalist society by cleverly commenting on sexual identity, gender relations and a variety of political and existential issues. ' (Widewalls 2016: Jenny Holzer)

The stories I am using are personal however as with any art piece there may be a universal meaning one that everyone can relate to and so this work of Holzer's although biased in the sense of the message shows a narrative highly visual solution to to text and image.  the image here is the location and it only the text that the artist is adding.  In the work I am creating the words are not mine but I will create or reappropriate images to highlight the words.

I will be exploring further text and image and how to make a narrative work in an art piece.