Jess Lanham’s Portfolio for Ideum
1.
Found in the overflow
An MFA thesis exhibition at the Dwan Light Sanctuary
Found in the overflow focuses on the aftermath of the 2022 Hermit’s Peak and Calf Canyon fires. I’m captivated by the intertwined complexities of the fire's impact on our notion of home. The show featured installations of videos projection mapped onto wildfire ash substrates, zooming into subtle details of a changed landscape.
Without telling them what to see
Exhibition overview
Threaded Light
Threaded Light (top down detail)
Without telling them what to see
Without telling them what to see
Exhibition overview
2. Shared Futures
2. Shared Futures
Role: Artist and Lead Fabricator
Shared Futures is an artist-scientist collaboration culminating in an exhibit at Explora Science Center & Children’s Museum, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
About Project:
I collaborated with a hydrologist conducting research in the watersheds affected by the Hermit’s Peak / Calf Canyons fires. The watersheds were severely compromised by debris flow from the fires.
Wildfire & Watersheds: Interwoven Futures is an interactive water sculpture based on the concept of turbidity.
Viewers pushed down on a seesaw mechanism to activate turbid water containing sediment and ash, which then washed over a laser-etched map of the Gallinas, Mora, Sapello, and Pecos watersheds.
Process Shots
3. Stateful
Role: Branding, Art Direction, & Website Design
Stateful helps software developers build sustainable work habits. Their platform enables critical infrastructure teams to discover, run, share, and test operational docs.
I worked closely with the founder of Stateful on the brand and website redesign. He wanted a modern, tech-forward look, so I developed an art direction inspired by space and glowing solar flares, and carried this motif throughout the site’s graphics.
Stateful
Early stage branding.
4. TRACE by Nevados
Logo design, Brand & Campaign Development
Nevados Solar is a renewable energy company that designs and manufactures all-terrain trackers for solar panels.
Nevados needed a logo and branding for their All Terrain Tracker, TRACE so I designed a logo that emulates the curve and topography of the land the solar tracker can accommodate.
Nevados asked for a visual audit and a new approach to TRACE’s brand assets. I created a series of campaign materials to promote TRACE, including diagrams, slide decks, and brochures.
Art Posters
Clime Wines
Original artwork and label design for a winery in Northern California.
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