Jelena (Jelly) Luise is an artist and photographer preoccupied with the condition of transit.
Their practice traverses emotive repercussions of power and is rooted in a state of perpetual restlessness in the face of contemporary reality. Her image-making is informed by a shifting set of identities and the slippages that occur during translation. Approaching the photographic apparatus with a sense of elasticity, their practice extends into free association, honouring the unconscious of images. Often depicting radiant but troubled scenes, her work is informed by an underlying sense of uncanniness, entropy and unrest.
She has lived and worked in Berlin since late 2020.