Senseney Stokes
The work Electromagnetism [a study] responds, in part, to the social isolation that we have all felt as part of the COVID-19 pandemic. With our schedules and routines disrupted, we have found ourselves stuck in our bodies, alone in our homes. This circumstance forces a sometimes uncomfortable intimacy, where we examine our thoughts, motives, emotions, and identity. This work explores the electromagnetic life force within all of us. The rhythmic and automatic heartbeat expresses our power, resilience, and the relentless determination to live. However, it also betrays the limitations of the physical body, our vulnerability, and the inevitability of our mortality.
Electromagnetism [a study], digital video, 2021
Senseney Stokes is an artist and educator living in Clark County, Washington. Senseney received her undergraduate degree at the Rhode Island School of Design, and earned her M.F.A. in Photography from the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Senseney has taught Photography in the Art Department at Clark College for the past 15 years. When not in the classroom or making work in the studio, Senseney can be found enjoying her three horses: Special, Ruger, and Paloma.
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