10/10/2026
JOIN US - Saturday October 17, 5 pm - 9:30 pm Opening Reception: Jeanne Jaffe’s “Betwixt and Between”
Dot Fiftyone Gallery presents Betwixt and Between, a new exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Jeanne Jaffe exploring the elusive space between sensation and language, memory and perception, object and image.
Inspired by psychoanalyst Christopher Bollas’s concept of the “unthought known”—deeply felt experiences that shape us before they can be articulated—Jaffe creates tactile, hybrid sculptures through an intuitive, haptic process of hand-building. The forms emerge as ambiguous, almost living presences, carrying traces of memory, emotion, and transformation.
Paired with looping stop-motion animations, the sculptures take on a second life. The videos act as “object biographies,” revealing movements, associations, and latent narratives held within the physical forms. In this interplay, Jaffe transforms the artwork from a noun into a verb—from a static object to an experience that is constantly unfolding.
Large-scale prints extend this dialogue between sculpture, image, and animation, creating a space where meaning remains betwixt and between—felt before it is understood, and always in the process of becoming.