Jesse K. Phillips’ ontological creations question the very meaning of “being” itself and of our experience of reality as well.
His multimedia sculptural installations integrated with light and sound serve as an entrance into the cusp of transition, a threshold of consciousness – a middle stage full of ambiguity around points of reflection. Designed with an evolving loop, Phillips’ artworks present composed music paired with corresponding LED light screen sculptures to represent “the points of reflection.”
Flashing lights of transitioning, mutating colors, unexpected shapes, both startling and evocative, transform and unify into a son-et-lumiere tunnel of action and motion.
Jesse K. Phillips (b. 1985) is a sound-based multimedia artist and composer. Through a decade of touring and recording in bands, Phillips took more of an interest in composition, writing, and the profound relationship between music and other forms of art. He is one half of the experimental audio/visual duo NUBU, focusing on short-form abstractionist music videos. His most recent score is the soundtrack for the film STEPS (2017). In September 2016, Phillips made an immersive soundtrack for the group art show SPACELAND III | Aftermath at Bermudez Projects, DTLA. Introducing new opportunities for sound and space, he has begun to work in a gallery setting to create enveloping, sound-driven installations. Phillips lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
