// Jason acknowledges the traditional custodians, the Gulidjan and Gadubanud peoples of the Eastern Maar Nation, of the land on which he lives, dreams, works and creates. He acknowledges Ancestors and Elders, past and present. The sovereignty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has never been ceded //

As a child I used fantasy and invention to escape from a mostly boring, occasionally traumatic childhood. I created flying ghosts, flying saucers and other flights of fancy using whatever was close at hand. A wardrobe became a spaceship, a hallway became a camera obscura, and the backyard with all the animals in it became a circus. Today I am an installation artist. I still make worlds where you start to question what you know or what you believe you know. I like to transform the known into the unknown and bring the unknown into close proximity. I want to stop you in your tracks. I want to surprise you. I want to make you laugh. I want to give you the shivers. But most of all I want to, just for a minute, make you think that there is something else going on.

Jason is an established multi-disciplinary, award-winning artist with a 40-year arts practice. He is a stage designer who also creates immersive installation art. He is experienced in: Visual arts: Installation construction design and construction. Theatre & Tech: Lighting/Set Design and technical management. Theatre Choreography: Bouffon, stunt work, physical theatre. Puppetry: Design, construction, and performance. Photography, filming and sound recording. Jason has worked across artforms and mediums on local, national and international projects.

He is a Barking Spider Creative collaborator, working on most projects since 2009.

CV is here.

Instagram is here.

Email: jasonlehane53@gmail.com