All in Your Head 2019

Editor: So, here we have "All in Your Head," a mixed-media piece from 2019 by Jason Limon. It has a slightly eerie, almost playful feeling, with skeletons carrying parts of a skull-shaped structure. What strikes you when you look at it? Curator: The skeletal figures immediately bring to mind memento mori traditions – the artistic reminders of our mortality that have appeared throughout history. These skeletons aren't frightening, though, are they? They have this odd sweetness to them. Perhaps they're not meant to terrify, but to serve as guides, carrying fragments of memory and perception, as suggested by the fragmented skull. Do you feel there’s a sense of reclaiming or repurposing these symbols of mortality? Editor: That's a really interesting point. I was so focused on the skeletons themselves, I hadn’t really considered the cultural significance they carry. I see that, but it feels a bit different in its tone. Is the mixed media aspect relevant to that reclamation at all? Curator: Absolutely. Mixed media allows for layering meanings. Consider how different materials can evoke diverse emotional responses and cultural associations. What do the various textures and found objects contribute, do you think, to the message of mortality and memory? And the phrase 'All In Your Head'? It forces us to consider the constructed nature of our realities, doesn't it? How much of what we perceive is shaped by our own internal world, our own histories? Editor: It is fascinating to consider those questions and now the skull seems more of a symbol for what contains those questions. I feel like I’m going to be turning this over in my head for days now. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me. Curator: And thank you for asking astute questions and inviting new avenues for interpreting art. These symbols and what we project onto them really do carry emotional weight over time.