By Jennika Cruz
Artwork Featured in: Exhibition in Studio Arts
Exhibition Run: March 13, 2025 – April 11, 2025
Location: Vachon Gallery, Seattle University
Jenikka Cruz creates 3D-printed sculptures that mirror the fleeting nature of time and existence. Drawing inspiration from the human body and exotic flowers, she gives a second life to decaying objects. Bones are the remnants, the last evidence of life. Yet, the source of stability and strength. Flowers are beautiful, arresting, fragile and impermanent, their beauty fading quickly. The two elements paired together symbolizes the transient nature of life and reveals how both are affected by the passage of time. Using digital modeling and 3D printing, Cruz transforms these delicate structures into lasting sculptures, preserving what time would naturally erase. The sculptures not only freeze these objects in time but also offer a new, more permanent version. A version that challenges the natural cycle of decay. Cruz reimagines and extends the life of these forms, turning temporary beauty into a lasting artifact, inviting reflection on the cycles of life, growth, and inevitable change.
Jenikka Cruz – The Axis of Your Being – 3D-printed PLA – (big spine)
Jenikka Cruz – Artifact 01 – 3D-printed PLA – (spine/flower with vines protruding)
Jenikka Cruz – Artifact 02 – 3D-printed PLA – (two spines circling eachother)