Celestial Movements (2024)

Jillian M. Rock

Celestial Movements is a series of collages that speak to both the past and the present with celestial references as not only a map for movement but a beacon of the possibilities that lie ahead. While each piece can stand on its own; they are collectively in conversation with one another as well as the viewer through the gazes of its subjects. When creating these works, I leaned heavily into ephemeral artifacts of my childhood that were in the homes of my grandparents, great aunts and uncles, such as doilies, fabric patterns that also mimic train tracks, to provide a deepen sense of awareness that we all look at the same sun and moon to provide a sense of hope and understanding of place.