Thinking Conceptually
On his website, Jesse Lenz presents his work The Locusts with this text: ‘The Locusts’ is a project about the microcosmic worlds of plants, insects, animals, and children, searching for grace and healing within the brokenness and imperfection of life.
In the book, this text is the final page: “Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.” Frederick Buechner
These texts illuminate what the works are suggesting.
For a full conversation about suggestion in art, see this dialogue between Jasmine Leonard and I.
When Jesse’s work is written up by features, conceptual thinking leads:
“Captivating Portrayal Of The Untamed And Imperfect Cycles Of Life”