Darla Jackson
PROBABILITY // staring at the sun, 2022
Fired clay, model sunflowers and corn, acrylic paint
2 x 10 x 2"

Artist Statement

Staring at the Sun is a series of ten pieces about overthinking the divide that seems to touch everyone's emotions these days. While we are excited to go back to "normal," we are still trying to figure out how to exist in this world, trying to make a lasting change if we can, and still processing all that has happened. We are looking for clear answers and just not finding any.

As I do, I fumbled my way through my thoughts and emotions, trying to capture that universal uncertainty. I attached these thoughts to "Staring at the Sun", a song by Tv on the Radio. The chaos the words stir up felt fitting. There aren't any answers here, only more questions.

Artist Bio
Darla Jackson (b. 1981) is a sculptor living in Philadelphia. She received a BFA in Sculpture from Moore College of Art in 2003 and, after receiving a John S. and James L. Knight Arts Challenge Grant in 2011 and 2013, founded the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym, a membership-based community sculpture studio.

Her work has been shown in numerous exhibitions locally and across the country. She has shown internationally in Belgium and Germany and has lectured about her work at venues including The Barnes Foundation. Jackson has taught sculpture at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Tyler School of Art, Fleisher Art Memorial, and various workshops across the country.

Jackson is currently a Medallic Artist for the United States Mint in Philadelphia, PA.

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