Jessica Bushey
Jessica Bushey | Declarations (2017)
Declarations are text-based works that draw upon What's App exchanges that reveal the early stages of cross-cultural flirtation. Combining different mobile applications to translate, send and receive texts, Bushey explores how identities are formed and seduction is conducted within the limitations of specific technologies. Bushey is interested in the slippage that occurs and the poetry that emerges. The body of work includes 30 translated declarations, which are embossed in gold charms and also available through a mobile subscription service for a period of one month enabling the collector to experience the thrill of seduction.
Jessica Bushey, PhD is currently the Archivist at the North Vancouver Museum & Archives and teaches courses in archives at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria. Bushey's artwork has been exhibited in Vancouver, Seattle and Italy. She is a recipient of awards from the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). To view past installations and artworks see: www.jessicabushey.com
Declarations are text-based works that draw upon What's App exchanges that reveal the early stages of cross-cultural flirtation. Combining different mobile applications to translate, send and receive texts, Bushey explores how identities are formed and seduction is conducted within the limitations of specific technologies. Bushey is interested in the slippage that occurs and the poetry that emerges. The body of work includes 30 translated declarations, which are embossed in gold charms and also available through a mobile subscription service for a period of one month enabling the collector to experience the thrill of seduction.
Jessica Bushey, PhD is currently the Archivist at the North Vancouver Museum & Archives and teaches courses in archives at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria. Bushey's artwork has been exhibited in Vancouver, Seattle and Italy. She is a recipient of awards from the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). To view past installations and artworks see: www.jessicabushey.com
