WAKE UP, STAR SEED
Veronika McGinnis has been building world's which allow her to explore reality through altered states of consciousness. Although, despite these interventions, she is ultimately pulled back into reality through an embodied relationship to physical pleasure and human suffering. Through the use of induced trance and meditation, Veronika experiences visions which come to the surface of her mind. Veronika McGinnis then uses her body as a conduit to physically manifest these observations.
Inducing trance allows her to experience an honest state of being, which provides a heightened awareness of sensitivity and vulnerability. It is these honest moments which help guide my narrative and connect me with the collective unconscious. Wake Up, Star Seed is a physical expression of her inner thoughts. It explores a stream of consciousness in the hopes of achieving mindfulness through magick; while processing guilt and loss.
Veronika McGinnis
Veronika McGinnis is a multi-disciplinary artist from Amiskwacîwâskahikan-Edmonton, Alberta. She received her Fine Arts Diploma from Grant MacEwan in 2017, and continued her studies at the University of Alberta where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2019. Conceptually, her work explores conscious and unconscious worlds, addressing themes of mysticism, sexuality and repression of the psyche.