Jennifer Hudson | modus operandi

Jennifer Hudson, Borrowed Time from the series Medic

Through her series Medic, Jennifer Hudson created a narrative about human relationships during illness and recovery.  Each of the ten images in the series tells a slightly different story.  Although the room stays as the constant, everything around the room and within the room change.  Actually, look again.  Doors that were in one image disappear in the next.  That's right, the room is the only thing that is physically there.  Everything else that you see, all of the objects, knobs, doors, clocks, tubes, machines, etc etc were all created in Photoshop.  A visitor to the gallery said recently, "It's like Hudson has a big folder of endless clip art that she can pick and choose from to create her imagery."

Jennifer Hudson, Flora #1

These intricately built images help to define Hudson's modus operandi.  They began in earlier projects such as her series Flora.  The five woman depicted in her series Flora all were thought up during a visit and long walk through one of the most infamous prisons in the United States, Alcatraz.  As Hudson states, "Flora is an illustration of perception, perfectionism and confinement, coupled with an earnest celebration of the woman, her nature, and her continued strength."

Both of these series are on display currently in our exhibition Processes and Dreams through Feb. 28th.  To see more of these images, click on the link to visit our website: www.panopticongallery.com