I am intrigued by the work of Jesse Jones, who describes herself a multimedia artist across film, performance, and installation. I saw a recent work at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham(Mirror Martyr Mirror Moon, 2024): an immersive shrine-like darkened space featuring a video of a soprano singing songs from the 17th century (Monteverdi and Caccini) and accompanied by several sculptures maybe posing as relics, and a performative moving scrim curtain. The video was sensuous, blood-red, and silver, using the placement of mirrors to the reflect cascading images (and voices) of the singer. The installation was a commission centered on a loaned work by Artemisia Gentileschi which was also spotlit in the space. The disparate parts of the installation didn't work together for me. The placement of the items in relation to each other was intentional but hard to fathom without the written explanation. The intent overall was intriguing. The femininity in the video was palpable. The tactile moment with the curtain (if close enough) was a nice surprise.