Jess Jacobs

As a self-taught artist of New Zealand-Samoan descent, I explore the connection between my inner experiences and global issues through a Pacific lens, adorning the canvas with lush foliage, and figurative and symbolic elements. My work in research provides depth and insight into historical colonial narratives, globalization, climate change, and their impacts on the Pacific. I portray the inherent connection to nature and the natural world and its importance for sustaining life. Exploring themes of light and dark, life and death, I invite viewers into my inner world, symbolizing regeneration, hope, beauty, divinity, and the rich myths and legends of creation and evolution.