Faculty of Art

Drawing and Painting

Jessika Pouget

long LONG b o y

“brain hurt, head ĕ̸̡̜͑m̴̥͎̂̄̅̎̓̚p̷̠͈̻̱̩̯̫̦͎̑͌̑̓͋ṭ̵̻̫͈̦̩̭̬͕̍y̶̹͛̈́̐̈̕͝” is a turbulent clutter of collage and kitsch, documenting my neurodivergence. I work to depict thoughts and emotions abstractly through the format of iSpy games, where representations of my idiosyncrasies live. Some of the items are explicitly labelled and others are left up to the viewers’ interpretation. Mental health/illness, autism, ADHD, and anxiety; they can all present differently. This body of work is built out of my own experiences, but can simultaneously function as signifiers for others to connect with. Each piece is accompanied by a legend of "things to find".