MORE THAN WHAT MEETS THE EYE
Real paint & virtual reality
I expand the scope of painting by adding immaterial layers that unfold over time. I shift the encounter from surface to depth by integrating augmented reality, sound, subtle animation, interactivity, and light. These elements are structural rather than additive, activating the painting as a living field of perception.
I am interested in creating immersive works in which vitality and meaning gradually emerge through attention, intimacy, and sustained engagement.
Biography
Jennifer Cavegn (b. Jakarta, Indonesia) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work bridges painting, sound, and emerging technologies to create immersive, multisensory pieces. Born into a multicultural environment and educated in London, Paris, and Milan, Cavegn has developed a distinctive artistic language that moves between tradition and innovation. With a background in industrial design, Cavegn brings heightened sensitivities to structure, composition, and material presence to her expanded approach to painting.
She spent over two decades as a senior creative at leading multinational agencies, refining her command of visual storytelling and conceptual development. In 2018, she shifted her focus away from the commercial sphere to devote herself fully to fine art, redirecting her skills toward slower, more contemplative modes of creation.
Cavegn’s recent works are large-scale, immersive paintings that extend beyond the canvas through sound, augmented reality, and subtle animation. Positioned between the material and the immaterial, her works function as experiential environments that invite sustained attention and embodied presence.
Based in Switzerland, she explores themes of identity, surrender, and transformation in her practice, examining how emotional intensity and inner states can be made perceptible. By integrating technology, Cavegn elevates painting beyond its static form, transforming it into an interactive experience that encourages reflection on perception, spirituality, and human connection in an age of acceleration.
Statement
My artistic practice responds to the erosion of depth and presence in contemporary life. In a culture driven by speed, distraction, and the pressure to be superficially accepted, my work slows perception and demands sustained attention.
Identity is a central theme in my work, which I view as an evolving process shaped by vulnerability, fracture, and change—a process that I am also experiencing firsthand. I approach painting not as representation, but as an experience—a space to be entered. Through scale, color, and sensory activation, my work creates conditions in which internal and external states intersect. I am interested in how painting can convey emotional intensity and allow the unarticulated to surface. My process is intuitive and exploratory. I don't paint for the eye — I paint for what the eye cannot see.
