A Master Jack Of All Trades

Text: Gabriel Knowles


Jesse Hogan obviously isn’t “a master jack of all trades” despite his tongue in cheek statement, but he does give it a good crack. In We Can’t Put it Together. It is Together. Jesse uses video, appropriated Rorschach ink blot tests and sculptures made from recycled, renewable materials amongst others to explore the notions of death and finality. There are ever presents throughout the show though – the plastic bag, itself an item that continues to defy natures attempts to kill it off – and a healthy dose of cynicism, which should never die off.

We Can’t Put it Together. It is Together. opens at Black & Blue Gallery in Sydney tonight from 6pm and runs until August 8