// DEAR, SINCERELY, //

“Dear, Sincerely, fixates on my experience of my father’s passing. Addressing the archival and ephemeral nature of memory, loss, and grief, the work reflects on formulative experiences and the futility of future memories. By utilizing a darkroom approach of unfixed printing, images from my past exemplify the ephemerality of moments that are now lost. Through this process, the pictorial content actively diminishes as the photographs are further exposed to light. Exhibiting these works alongside images that directly reference the lasting effects of his death, this body of work demonstrates my coping with temporality and honors the life of my father.”

Jesse Ly (B. 1997) is an artist originating from Dayton OH, who now currently resides and works in Cincinnati, OH. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts with minors in Art History and Critical Visions from the University of Cincinnati’s college of DAAP (2020).

Ly is a visual artist who primarily uses a photographic approach that incorporates processes of sculpture, installation, bookmaking, and writing to inform imagery. His work explores identity through representation in photographs and its liminal qualities of existence. This examines how photographic depictions may incite differentiation in presence and portrayal through representation versus actuality.

To see more of Jesse’s work, check out his website: www.jessemly.com

Or follow him on Instagram: @jessely