Wilt

Jezzelle H R Kellam

Graphite on Paper

2022

When it comes to the transition from summer to winter, many people get swept up by the dark, cold, and bitter days, a hard strike of seasonal depression. Becoming limp and drooping, like a fading flower; wither. To lose strength, vigour, and assurance. My piece ‘Wilt’ portrays how we all feel when we are facing long periods of darkness, but I hope people will take away a sense of comfort that they are not alone.

Jezzelle H R Kellam (b 1999) is a graphite artist from Kent, based in Northeast England.

In my work, I represent the body. Making conscious decisions in removing heads and parts of a body is where my practice has led me. I have used this compositional decision as a vehicle for my ongoing oeuvre that articulates my way of thinking. By breaking down the form to how I see it, I attempt to encapsulate the physical, psychological, and physiological properties of what it is like to inhabit a form, a human body. By bridging a gap between the body and mind. My art and life are inextricably enmeshed. I need to portray a multitude of scars, body hair, cellulite and so on. These have been viewed as imperfections, but I want to share how beautiful these attributes are.

Instagram: @jezzellehrkellam