PHEE JEFFERIES

We always see things, but we very rarely look at them. I love to analyse the world around me, considering the things that are so normal we don’t even think twice about them and how strange they really are. Through my work I try to encourage people to notice the weird and wonderful aspects of the human condition, and to embrace them. By purposefully taking things out of context the viewer is forced to reconsider what they are looking at and really focus on the objects form, drawing attention to the abnormality of it - like when you repeat a word so many times that it begins to feel strange and disconnected, and you wonder if it is even a word at all. Once you start then you begin to see absurdity in everything, and even the most mundane objects become full of a bizarre and nonsensical beauty, which makes life seem so much more exciting!

NEWS AND EVENTS

NEWS AND EVENTS

Normal Rea Late: A Retrospective - 24th April, 7-9.30pm

Norman Rea Gallery - The University of York, Heslington YO10 5DD

I am super excited to be speaking at a panel discussion about student-run creative spaces and my experience exhibiting at Norman Rea. In February I was invited to display my piece “The Scurrier” at their horror inspired exhibition Adrenaline Junkie. This panel brings together artists from several of their 2024/25 exhibitions to reflect on the programme and discuss the importance of collaborative student spaces. The night will be ending with the Norman Rave from 9.30 onwards!