Jayanti Seiler: Of One and the Other

Southeast Museum of Photography - Daytona Beach

Professor Jayanti Seiler’s recent works are on view at the Southeast Museum of Photography as part of its Faculty Focus exhibitions programs. Seiler is a photographer, video artist and assistant professor at the Southeast Center for Photographic Studies at Daytona State College in Florida. Seiler’s art weaves activism, the constructed photograph, an acknowledgment of the photographic agenda and collaboration to infuse her subject matter with a new level of sensitivity. She seeks to raise awareness regarding our human relationships and interactions with fellow inhabitants of this planet who are unable to speak for themselves. Her long-term participation in wildlife rehabilitation and contributions to animal rights activism have inspired her current and ongoing initiatives.

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“As participant, observer and storyteller,” she says, “I spent time among people and animals on ‘the border’ at wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centers, 4-H club animal auctions, domestic and exotic animal shelters, wildlife sanctuaries, taxidermy shops, traveling circuses and encounters for profit. I was immersed in both the commonalities and conflicts of interest between these neighboring groups. I found various notions of romantic idealism used to rationalize efforts to coexist harmoniously, but also control, consume and rule. The images are performances that reconcile intentions with these dissonant motivations. “Of One and the Other” is an acknowledgment of the myriad contradictions, the questionable and complex borderlands of modern life and wild nature. This body of work seeks to inspire consideration of the complexity and depth found in the relationships between animals and people from all points along a spectrum that spans the chasm from lifesaving to exploitation.”

Seiler’s work has been exhibited nationally, including at Harvard University, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Washington State University and the Florida Consortium of Art Schools. The exhibition is on view from June 11 through September 21, 2014.