Solo and art viewers Trancozo and Alexandra Dickinson discussing Solo's art pieces on display in her "Reap" exhibit.
By Metals and Jewelry Bachelor of Fine Arts major Jojo Solo explores death and deconstruction in her exhibit, “Reap.” In her gallery, Solo tackles themes laced with tones of animal and environmental issues and healthcare problems. Solo combines real natural elements such as deceased bees and flowers with metal, wood, sculpture, 3D printing and more. “Reap” is available for viewing Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 5 p.m. and Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m. this week in the School of Art Galleries.
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- Positioned in the center of the exhibit, Jojo Solo’s “Half-a-heart” sits in a glass case at what she describes as the “crossroads” of her project.
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- Below her exhibits name “Reap,” Jojo Solo stands inside of a coffin shape that she constructed to go with the exhibits themes of death.
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- A close-up of Solo’s “Atlantic Cod” which is made out of fish hooks to symbolize that Atlantic Cods, among many other fish, are overfished.
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- Gallery guest Edgar Trancozo viewing the sculpted chicken feet on a wall in the exhibit.
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- “Heartwood” by Solo is the left-over wood portion from her friend’s art project which she re-purposed for her exhibit.
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- Solo’s “Peach” is displayed among other creations at two crossing black tables in the middle of her exhibit.
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- Solo’s piece “Development and Decline” is a statement about the declining bee population. Solo used 3D printing technology at Long Beach State to print the inside portion of the beehive sculptures for her exhibit
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- Solo comments on the issues with patients forcibly going “cold turkey” from not having their necessary pills anymore due to doctor prescription crack-downs in her piece titled, “Doctor Patient Reliance.” Solo created this piece with a personal connection to the topic because she watched her father go in and out of the hospital due to prescription withdrawals.
