Studio A1 is pleased to present I Am A Garden, a solo exhibition by Jennifer Remenchik, opening March 22nd and running through May 10th, 2025. This body of work envisions a journey of self-discovery, drawing inspiration from literary sources such as Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Frances Hudson Burnett’s The Secret Garden, alongside classical art historical references, including Greek and Roman relief sculptures and the ethereal color palette of Cy Twombly’s "green paintings”. For the purposes of this exhibition, the garden is conceptualized as “wildness, consciously formed"—a manifestation of the interior consciousness, both individual and collective. Through this lens, Remenchik constructs an evocative exploration of human emotion, mortality, and interconnectedness through a series of relief paintings and sculpture. The exhibition’s journey begins with Pathos, a work that establishes the emotional core of the show. Among the Aristotelian trio of pathos, logos, and ethos, it is emotional transparency that takes center stage here. In this piece, two hands reach toward each other—perhaps in longing, perhaps in mourning, suspended between connection and separation. Order reimagines the nature of structure and dependency, depicting the transference of a mildewed, milk-like substance from breast to mouth. The piece subverts patriarchal notions of order—traditionally associated with rigid hierarchy and detachment—by embracing nature’s interdependent and fluid dynamics. In The Illusion of the End, Remenchik references philosopher Jean Baudrillard’s work of the same name, which examines society’s preoccupation with an ever-looming, never-fulfilled apocalypse. The artwork’s candle-bearing figures ascend in procession, embodying the quiet faith required to persist despite unseen and uncertain futures. The exhibition’s titular piece, I Am A Garden, depicts the artist’s own body in a state of decay on the gallery floor. Here, Remenchik presents death not as an end, but as a transformation—an inevitable return to nature, where human remains nourish the minerals and plant life that succeed them. Throughout I Am A Garden, Remenchik grounds her work in deep self-reflection and emotional awareness, drawing skills from her background as a faux finisher with a strong foundation in classical art techniques and the conceptually rigorous inquiry of her art studies. By weaving together emotional, intellectual, and physical labor, she creates sculptural reliefs that dissolve the boundaries between painting and sculpture. Rich in texture and tactility, her works reveal an almost fetishistic fascination with surface and touch, drawing the viewer into a deeply immersive sensory experience.