An artist talk with Jane Hammond on the occasion of Chocolate Cosmos, String of Pearls, an exhibition of new work by New York-based artist at Berggruen Gallery.
Chocolate Cosmos, String of Pearls features mixed-media botanical assemblages composed of images acquired through a rigorous process of research and collection, yet arranged improvisationally. Hammond's hyper-detailed compositions probe the relationships between ecology, observation, and knowledge. Through a system of images shaped by the poetics of language, Hammond produces lavish arrangements of vivid and fantastical forms drawn from the natural world. Using several printmaking techniques such as relief printing and linocut, as well as combining painting and drawing, Hammond’s compositions employ myriad methodologies. Hammond often prints from hand-made plates on painted and collaged grounds.
