… Documented during the past five years, the images in ‘ Scroll ‘, draw together a narrative that is enticing, yet deeply enigmatic. In the curated maze of associations, faces remain hidden, body parts detached or indistinguishable, and locations unnamed. The splintered horizon of self-portraits project Jones’ interest in the incessant social media feeds that at large pertain to no obvious curatorial ruling. Through the use of negative space, layering and rotation, Jones goes against the characteristic disarray of social media platforms and generates an aesthetic that reanimates the visual sphere of self-representation online.
Text by Dana Benlakhdar
All images © Jasper Jones