B.1991
Aiming to create atmospheres of uncertainty, Sean Jena Taal blurs the dichotomy between comfort and discomfort, real and imagined, observed and observer. Meticulously detailed graphite drawings render fictionalized spaces of psycho-karstology that question what’s looking back from the depths and what forms grow in hostile spaces. The drawings focus on exploring caves as psychological landscapes of living beings through pareidolia, water reflections, and wrapping stone in camouflage fabrics.
Sean Jena Taal is a visual artist from Mohkinstsis/Calgary, Alberta. He graduated from the Alberta University of the Arts with a BFA in drawing in 2015. In 2012, he attended the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design’s New York Studio Residency Program. In 2022 he attended the Gil Artist Residency in Akureyri, Iceland and the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity in 2023. His recent solo exhibition Witch’s Fingers was at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin, Lethbridge in 2023, and Shadow of the Hollow at Norberg Hall, Calgary in 2024. His work can be found in collections such as the Alberta Foundation for the Arts as well as numerous private collections.
