Installation view of Rise Ruin Renew Repeat 2024
Photography © Shannyn Higgins
Fri 11 Apr – Sun 4 May 2025
Bennett Gallery
Rise Ruin Renew Repeat is an exhibition that embodies the cycle of creation and destruction, blending themes of existence, struggle, and transcendence. The exhibition has two distinct halves, each exploring different aspects of this cycle.
One theme is oil paintings on concrete that have been violently disrupted — meticulously crafted works, over 50 hours in the making, shattered into rubble by a hammer in a chaotic flurry. This destruction speaks to the inevitable decay and despair inherent in life.
The other theme is a celebration of life and movement through a series of large paintings inspired by dance. Dance, as a form of expression, connects us to the divine, embodying renewal and the joy of existence. This continues themes from Jason’s previous exhibitions, delving into the duality of humanity, society, and nature itself — the endless cycle of creation, destruction, and rebirth.
To bring his vision to life, Jason collaborated with a diverse team of metal fabricators, dancers, photographers, videographers, musicians, and set builders. His aim is to create an immersive, emotionally resonant experience that lingers with viewers long after they’ve left the space. Unlike previous exhibitions, he has shifted away from a literal narrative, embracing a more ambiguous, emotionally charged approach.
As visitors move through Rise Ruin Renew Repeat, they are invited to experience the visceral push and pull of creation and destruction, each element interwoven to provoke contemplation of our own cycles. This journey through contrasting realms — chaos and order, despair and hope — asks them to reflect on the impermanence of all things and the resilience of renewal. With each artwork, installation, and soundscape, Jason’s hope is to immerse visitors in a space where the remnants of destruction give rise to new beginnings, resonating beyond the gallery walls and into our own cycles of change.
About the artist:
Sitting at the crossroads between wistfulness and hope, Jason’s imagery is as bright, bold, and beautiful as it may tell a tale of rumination and vulnerability. Within visually dense works you will find a play between chaos and control depicting the beauty that lies in the tension between these two points. Figures and florals that adorn his work are both vehicles to spotlight Jason’s thoughts on the state of the world, as well as the complexity of our inner and external lives.
Theses themes are found painted large scale with murals as well as more traditional canvas work. Jason has worked meticulously to maintain both a studio and mural practice over 10+ years working as an artist. Lately, Jason is working to host more immersive exhibitions that highlight a multidisciplinary approach with installations, sculpture, moving image, and sound used to strengthen his narratives and to submerge the audience in a world of his creations.
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