Every atom made flesh (left detail), 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, acrylic paint, and gouache on paper
105 x 225cm / 41.5 x 88.5 inches (paper size)

Every atom made flesh (centre detail), 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, acrylic paint, and gouache on paper
105 x 225cm / 41.5 x 88.5 inches (paper size)

Every atom made flesh (right detail), 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, acrylic paint, and gouache on paper
105 x 225cm / 41.5 x 88.5 inches (paper size)

Every atom made flesh, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, acrylic paint, and gouache on paper
105 x 225cm / 41.5 x 88.5 inches (paper size)

Chondrule Terminus, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, and gouache on paper
76 x 56 cm / 22 x 30 inches

Psy Zetta Terra, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, and gouache on paper
76 x 56 cm / 22 x 30 inches

Gog & Magog, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, gouache, collage on paper
76 x 56 cm / 22 x 30 inches

Swarmachine, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, and gouache on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15.1 x 11.2 inches

Scumm Engine, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, and gouache on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15.1 x 11.2 inches

Fleshold Crossing, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, and gouache on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15.1 x 11.2 inches

Autowar, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, and gouache on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15.1 x 11.2 inches

Grock's Belt, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, and gouache on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15.1 x 11.2 inches

Bloatware Syndrome, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, and gouache on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15.1 x 11.2 inches

Tumble Wych, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, and gouache on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15.1 x 11.2 inches

Manomyth, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, and gouache on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15.1 x 11.2 inches

Known Unknown, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, and gouache on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15.1 x 11.2 inches

Five Realms, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, acrylic paint, and gouache on paper
105 x 75 cm / 41.5 x 29.5 inches (paper size)

Scumm Engine, 2018

Pen, fibre tipped markers, acrylic paint, and gouache on paper
105 x 75 cm / 41.5 x 29.5 inches (paper size)

WHOL WHY WURLD (installation view)

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Soundtrack by Andrew Clarke
Raised decagon platform, vinyl flooring, 5x looped videos

Exhibited: The Walters Prize 2018
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, New Zealand
16 August - 28 October 2018

Genetekker Archaic (bunker), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
mixed media mural (paint, vinyl, and brick cladding)

Exhibited: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
14 November – ongoing

Genetekker Archaic (video wall #1), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Side scroller pixel game

Exhibited: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
14 November – ongoing

Genetekker Archaic (video wall #2), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Side scroller pixel game

Exhibited: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
14 November – ongoing

Sycorax (2018)

Installation view

Exhibited:
THE PUBLIC BODY .03
Artspace, Sydney, Australia
30 August - 28 October 2018

Children of Mallarme

Jess Johnson in collaboration with Romance Was Born

Exhibited: Children of Mallarmé: Fashion, Art & Collaboration Tauranga Art Gallery, New Zealand
18 July – 16 September, 2018

Terminus, 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
5 x Virtual Reality experiences, floor map, structures, drawings, 4 channel projection

Exhibited: National Gallery of Australia
5 May – 26 August 2018

Terminus, 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
5 x Virtual Reality experiences, floor map, structures, drawings, 4 channel projection

Exhibited: National Gallery of Australia
5 May – 26 August 2018

Terminus, 2018

(detail: Gog & Magog realm)
Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
5 x Virtual Reality experiences, floor map, structures, drawings, 4 channel projection

Exhibited: National Gallery of Australia
5 May – 26 August 2018

Terminus, 2018

(detail: Known Unknown realm)
Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
5 x Virtual Reality experiences, floor map, structures, drawings, 4 channel projection

Exhibited: National Gallery of Australia
5 May – 26 August 2018

Terminus, 2018

(detail: Tumblewych realm)
Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
5 x Virtual Reality experiences, floor map, structures, drawings, 4 channel projection

Exhibited: National Gallery of Australia
5 May – 26 August 2018

Terminus, 2018

(Detail: Scumm Engine Realm)
Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
5 x Virtual Reality experiences, floor map, structures, drawings, 4 channel projection

Exhibited: National Gallery of Australia
5 May – 26 August 2018

Terminus, 2018

(Detail: Fleshold Crossing Realm)
Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
5 x Virtual Reality experiences, floor map, structures, drawings, 4 channel projection

Exhibited: National Gallery of Australia
5 May – 26 August 2018

Terminus, 2018

(Detail: Tumblewych Realm)
Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
5 x Virtual Reality experiences, floor map, structures, drawings, 4 channel projection

Exhibited: National Gallery of Australia
5 May – 26 August 2018

WWWW, 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Soundtrack by Andrew Clarke
4-Channel High Definition digital video with audio
16:9, 1 minute

Exhibited: National Gallery of Australia
5 May – 26 August 2018

The Wurm Turns Against, 2015

Exhibited as part of The Shape of Things to Come
Buxton Contemporary, Melbourne, Australia,
9 March - 24 June 2018

Whol Why Wurld, 2017

Exhibited as part of The Shape of Things to Come
Buxton Contemporary, Melbourne, Australia,
9 March - 24 June 2018

Alien Flame Stakker, 2018

Jess Johnson and Cynthia Johnson
Quilt made from digital print on cotton with pieced fabric border, assorted textiles, thread

89 x 190.5cm / 35 by 75 inches

Flesh Totem Double Arches, 2018

Jess Johnson & Cynthia Johnson
Quilt made from digital print on cotton with pieced fabric border, assorted textiles, thread

89 x 198cm / 35 by 78 inches

Transkin Stakker, 2018

Jess Johnson & Cynthia Johnson
Quilt made from digital print on cotton with pieced fabric border, assorted textiles, thread

86.5 x 190.5cm / 34 by 75 inches

Eclectrc Panoptic Stakker, 2018

Jess Johnson & Cynthia Johnson
Quilt made from digital print on cotton with pieced fabric border, assorted textiles, thread

86.5 x 190.5cm / 33 by 74 inches

Galactic Gilgamesh, 2018

Jess Johnson & Cynthia Johnson
Quilt made from digital print on cotton with pieced fabric border, assorted textiles, thread

81 x 183cm / 32 by 72 inches

Wurmscale Staff, 2018

Jess Johnson & Cynthia Johnson
Quilt made from digital print on cotton with pieced fabric border, assorted textiles, thread

86.5 x 190.5cm / 34 by 75 inches

Auckland Art Fair, 2018

Jess Johnson & Cynthia Johnson
Quilts made from digital print on cotton with pieced fabric border, assorted textiles, thread

Exhibited: Auckland Art Fair, Ivan Anthony Gallery Stand, 23-27 May 2018

Auckland Art Fair, 2018

Jess Johnson & Cynthia Johnson
Quilts made from digital print on cotton with pieced fabric border, assorted textiles, thread

Exhibited: Auckland Art Fair, Ivan Anthony Gallery Stand, 23-27 May 2018

Auckland Art Fair, 2018

Jess Johnson & Cynthia Johnson
Quilts made from digital print on cotton with pieced fabric border, assorted textiles, thread

Exhibited: Auckland Art Fair, Ivan Anthony Gallery Stand, 23-27 May 2018

Fleshold Crossing (VR Still), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Fleshold Crossing (VR Still), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Fleshold Crossing (VR Still), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Fleshold Crossing (VR Still), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Gog & Magog (VR Still), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Gog & Magog (VR Still), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Known Unknown (VR Still), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Known Unknown (VR Still), 2018
Known Unknown (VR Still), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Scumm Engine (VR Still), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Scumm Engine (VR Still), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Scumm Engine (VR Still), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Scumm Engine (VR Still), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Scumm Engine (VR Still), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Fleshold Crossing (VR excerpt), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Known Unknown (Instagram Trailer), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Scumm Engine (VR excerpt), 2018

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Virtual Reality animation with audio, 5:35
Developer: Kenny Smith
Sound: Andrew Clarke

Terminus Interview by Jacklyn Babington

Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
Exhibited: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
4 May - 26 August 2018

Virtual World Kiss, 2018

Pen, fiber-tipper markers, acrylic paint, and gouache on paper

41.5 x 29.5in (paper) | 44 x 32.5in (frame)

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