Caves: the home we all came from; the walls we first painted on. Long a symbol of the heart and also the maternal; they are sites of a push-pull relationship between the light and the darkness. Emanating from within my cave are these small paintings — my echo.

In my painting practice I look to excavate and mine my inner geography to reveal existential truths and purge myself of various anxieties, fears, stored thoughts and experiences. I am particularly interested in the small format, having a penchant for 8 x 8 inches, which act like a small window into my internal world. The works are an iteration, a reincarnation, and a hope to draw the viewer into an intimate world where we may communicate about our human experience.

Jamie Romanet (b. Farmington, CT 1978) is an American painter currently living in France.