PARALLEL PLACES COLLECTION
Jeremiah Meyer
Description
In "Flea Bane" Meyer creates a dreamlike encounter between figure and nature, where delicate white wildflowers emerge from darkness. A partially visible hand and face appear among the blooms, suggesting both connection and concealment—a metaphor for how we simultaneously reveal and obscure ourselves in familiar spaces. The stark contrast between the black background and luminous flowers creates a haunting nocturnal atmosphere that exists between reality and reverie. Through textured brushwork and fragmentary human forms, Meyer explores how memory transforms ordinary moments into emotional landscapes where presence and absence coexist in fragile equilibrium.
Jeremiah Meyer (b. 2003) is a visual artist from Greensboro, North Carolina, currently pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Drawing from the emotional landscape of his hometown, Meyer’s work explores the tension between freedom and confinement, safety and isolation. Through fragmented perspectives and recurring motifs like cars and domestic spaces, he investigates how memory, imagination, and perception shape our understanding of place and self. His paintings invite viewers into quiet moments of reflection, offering space for multiple interpretations and emotional resonance.