Remembering Eden, Montclair Art Museum

Now on view until June 28, 2026 at the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ. The exhibition presents a series of contemporary still-life photographs exploring the intimate connection between memory, meaning, and beauty. Through thoughtful arrangements of food, flora, heirlooms, and textiles, JP considers how the objects we keep and the rituals we repeat become vessels for personal and collective histories. Each image exists in a space between joy and decay, comfort and uncertainty—inviting viewers to look beyond the surface, to “hear with their eyes,” and to witness how the familiar becomes tender, unexpected, and transformative. Rooted in domestic tradition and childhood memory, the work reflects on themes of belonging—how we gather, what we inherit, and the fragile ways memory endures through what we use, preserve, and share.