JACOB WEEKS

Spiritus and One Reaches Out

Spiritus is a body of work born from a personal exploration into the unknown realms between life and death. Using ghost-hunting equipment and participating in ghost hunts, Weeks sought to encounter and capture traces of the afterlife.

The images are abstract, offering only fleeting glimpses of what might be, teasing the boundaries between presence and absence. Accompanying the visuals is an audio piece titled One Reaches Out, a recording from a spirit box believed to communicate with the other side, adding a spectral layer to the experience.

This work investigates the relationship between direct experience and visual interpretation, guiding viewers through a multi-layered journey into the mysteries of connection between the living and the dead. By employing tools thought to bridge worlds, Weeks creates an immersive and intense encounter that challenges perception and invites contemplation.

Spiritus asks us to question what lies beyond, to interpret what we cannot fully see or hear, and to engage with the haunting possibilities of presence beyond the physical.

Audio piece 4.23   2017