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Jocelyn Boville

Elsewhere

Artist Statement

This collection of works revolves around themes of reality and fantasy, tethering and escape. I think that the urge to abandon the real world exists in every mind to some capacity; for many of us, the world is too harsh, too gritty, too dangerous or emotionally exhausting and we desperately need to withdraw from the weight of living. For others, reality is mundane and we long for bigger adventures than we believe the world can provide. 

At those times when I feel increasingly disinterested in reality, I find myself slowly drifting from ‘here’ into ‘elsewhere.’ I become preoccupied with the worlds of books, movies, or the places inside my own head. They provide the adventure and comfort that I have not found in reality. As if I live in a greenhouse world, I am protected from the elements and have space to live and grow in my own way.

 

But how long can we stay in our fantasies before the good is overgrown, and we are lost, consumed, or become so solidified in our dreams that the waking world dissolves? I want to invite the viewer to enter the world of each artwork as they might escape into their own fantasy realms; to feel the vastness and closeness of those spaces and to feel the tension between the materiality of the paint an the ethereality of the painted worlds. Through these artworks I reflect on that desire to be elsewhere and consider how to have a healthy relationship with reality: to take a break, but not forget to come home.

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Take a Break

10"x10" Oil on panel.

The number you are trying to reach is no longer in service.

54"x42" Oil on canvas.

The Breakfast Nook

18"x24" Oil on panel.

Dead Mall & Living Things

42"x54" Oil on canvas.

Study no. 2

18"x24" Oil on panel.

Mind the gap between the train and the platform edge.

54"x42" Oil on canvas.

Come Home

8"x8" Oil on panel.

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About Jocelyn Boville

Jocelyn is finishing her fifth year at Redeemer University, graduating with a double major in Art and English, with a minor in Psychology. She has a passion for making many kinds of things, and is always experimenting with new materials and art styles. She opened an Etsy business making handmade cards, stickers, t-shirts, and more in the spring of 2020.  During her time at Redeemer she has had several unique opportunities, including working as the studio assistant for the art department, studying abroad in Oxford for a semester, and participating in the student exhibition at Christ's Church Cathedral, Hamilton during Supercrawl 2018.

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