Jesse Schlesinger is a visual and social practice artist residing in San Francisco. He works in a variety of media, including sculptural installation, photography, and drawing. In his buildings and installations Jesse works with a hand-made aesthetic. Utilizing foraged urban materials and found objects, he creates sculptural dwellings. Both private and public, these dwellings explore how we inhabit and contemplate space. Drawing is an element of his art practice that further explores craft and spatial conceptions, working directly and indirectly with experiences of dwelling. The drawings are created with natural materials exploring both the ephemeral and the infinite in understanding the idea and emotion of home. His photos explore the natural environment of Northern California. Often focusing on an enchanted atmosphere or the intricacies of natural light and color, Jesse’s portrayal of the landscape has an ethereal quality and gently coaxes the viewer into the curious and mystic perspective of the photographer. Schlesinger’s practice reveals a conversation between culture, agriculture, and the natural world. His work is a direct synthesis of his personal history with carpentry, nine years of experience farming with Dirty Girl Produce and a dream of Black Mountain and the “back-to-the-land movement.”
The photographs of Jesse Schlesinger are currently on display at General Store.
