OFFUS ARTIST’S TALK on ZOOM
July 25th, 2024
With Artist Catherine Just and Co-Founder of OFFUS & Curator of the current iteration of this artwork.
You can read the Artist's Statement here:
“Chasing Fog” is an exploration of love, loss and what lives in-between them. I’m investigating the unseen energy and unspoken narratives of fear, scarcity, nostalgia, worth and desire that often live in the space between words. I’m using Self Portraiture and Still Life images as symbols of what the heart hears, and challenging the notion that we can keep ourselves safe from real or imagined danger. Without the protection of frames and glass, it’s exposed and vulnerable which leaves it open to being nicked, scraped and ripped which happens when you decide to live with your heart wide open. I’m using a vintage Polaroid SX-70 Camera and Black & White Polaroid film that have faded and yellowed, metaphoric of the old baggage we bring into every relationship. I’m bringing what’s hidden up to the surface and hanging it out to dry
Catherine's Bio is here:
Catherine Just is a Los Angeles based award winning visual artist whose work explores the metaphysical and emotional realms that live in between the words.
She got sober from a meth addiction at the age of 18 and has dedicated her life to a never-ending curiosity about the human condition specific to relationship, dis-ease and connection, and to our deep desire to experience love.
Catherine received her BFA in Conceptual Photography, Film and Video from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and personally apprenticed with Miguel Ruiz (author of The Four Agreements). Both are foundational elements of all of the work she does.
Her work has been published on the cover of National Geographic Magazine, inside O Magazine, exhibiting at Les Rencontres d'Arles, France, Photos de Femme: Chateau Lomenie and Chateau de LaLande in France, Newspace Center of Photography, Portland, OR, Minnesota Center of Photography, Mpls, MN, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA, WhiteWalls Art Projects Gallery, New South Wales, Australia among many others.
Catherine’s work is represented by WhiteWalls Art Projects Gallery, New South Wales, AUS.
She teaches courses online and leads retreats internationally.