PORTFOLIO
BEAU GESTE
BEAU GESTE is a dance style for writing poems. Catalog publication, multichannel video installation, radio art and music, and performance.
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE is an ongoing performance art project and published series. Each piece threads gestural and radio acting into music and soundscapes framed by video installations. Published works document the premieres in texts and images.
CHTHONIC adj. concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld.
ARCHIVE n. a repository or collection, especially of information.
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CHTHONIC ARCHIVE’s performances fuse the aural intimacy of 1930s American radio dramas with stylized visual idioms inspired by the classic Japanese Noh. Story material is at once personal and archaic: the artist mines mythological terrain for glimpses of himself and his unfolding world.
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE (2018-ongoing)
106 Studio rooftop, Los Angeles, premiere August 18, 2018
Baert Gallery, Los Angeles, premiere May 28, 2019
Baert Gallery, Los Angeles, premiere June 23, 2019
Baert Gallery, Los Angeles, premiere June 24, 2022
No.5 Hell Mouth
Baert Gallery, Los Angeles, premiere September 16, 2023
Stills from CHTHONIC ARCHIVE , © Jordan Rountree Studio, cinematography by Brody S. Anderson
RADIO ART & MUSIC
Radio art pieces, minimal trance, and electronic pop tracks from the CHTHONIC ARCHIVE series and other works.
Stills from Bastille Day Live Set at Zebulon (2024) © Jordan Rountree Studio, cinematography by Maya Skye Henderson
VIDEO INSTALLATIONS
Stills of video installations of landscapes and scenes from the CHTHONIC ARCHIVE series.
The Cement Behemoth (from CHTHONIC ARCHIVE no.2: Falling Man) © 2019, Jordan Rountree Studio, cinematography by Jake Bergman
The Vast Gray Sea of Information (from CHTHONIC ARCHIVE no.2: Falling Man) © 2019, Jordan Rountree Studio, cinematography by Jake Bergman
Tea Ritual for Lovers (from CHTHONIC ARCHIVE no.3: Orpheus at the Movies) © 2019, Jordan Rountree Studio, cinematography by David Noonan
Buffy’s House, 5am (from CHTHONIC ARCHIVE no.5: Hell Mouth) © 2023, Jordan Rountree Studio, cinematography by Aron Meinhardt
Sunnydale High, 6am (from CHTHONIC ARCHIVE no.5: Hell Mouth) © 2023, Jordan Rountree Studio, cinematography by Aron Meinhardt
DESKOGRAPHIES
DESKOGRAPHIES is a photo and video series that documents the surfaces of desks used during performances.
INK ON PAPER
FIGURES is an ink on paper series of minimalistic illustrations that inform the gestural acting in the CHTHONIC ARCHIVE and BEAU GESTE series.
Photograph of ink on sketch paper, 3.6 x 3.6 in
MASKS
Masks created and worn for the CHTHONIC ARCHIVE and BEAU GESTE series.
Oil and acrylic paint on hard resin, 9 x 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 in
Polyester micro mesh fabric, 1 x 1 yd
WOODCUTS
A FIGURE CARVES A PATH THROUGH THE WOODS is a series of woodcuts and woodblock prints that depict a figure traveling through wilderness.
Ink on print paper, 8.5 x 11 in
BACKLIT LEXICON
BACKLIT LEXICON (2020 - ongoing) is a bite-sized, modular novel that includes text and music.
Audio and video, 3.6 x 3.6 in, 1 min each
BOOKS
Jordan Rountree Studio art books are published by Baert Gallery. They are available for purchase online at baertgallery.com/publications/ and in person at Stories Books and Café in Los Angeles.
Soft cover, approx. 30 pg each, 11 x 18 in
