My work in sculpture, installation, and performance gets to the heartbeat of the issue, place, or space at hand. My research leading up to a site-related, site-specific, situation-responsive project involves an investigation of history, story, psychology, and/or physiology behind the project. I leave no stone unturned. In my work, I seek to convey significance through symbolism that communicates my ideas with authenticity and relevance.

My content driven work engenders both conceptual and poetic sensibilities. I want the work to be beautiful; that kind of draw-you-in beauty that lingers long enough until the ideas fall into formation in the viewer's conscious mind. Not unlike words in a poem, material selection, presentation considerations, and scale play off of each other to become something greater than the sum of their often-unrelated parts. I typically combine unanticipated materials meant to evoke multifarious meanings. Disparate materials such as steel with glass or fabric may be used in a single work to accentuate duality or tension. I'm not afraid to tackle themes in my work that range from intimately personal to overtly political issues.

For more than 20 years, I have primarily constructed large-scale sculptural installations, ephemeral works, and performance art pieces. While my work usually embodies a physical presence, and the craft is considered and often laborious, it is the ideas that are paramount. In addition to my studio work, I have created large-scale outdoor works in public places for Burning Man 2001; Portland Clifftop Sculpture Park in the UK; SKYART Festival in Anchorage, Alaska; the Sonoma Community Center in Sonoma, California; and most recently a permanently-sited Holocaust and genocide memorial sculpture on the campus of Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California.

Jann Nunn Oakland, CA 2010