jay rechsteiner

All About You

2018–ongoing

All About You is a body of text-based and image works that addresses identity, self-perception, and the formation of public opinion. Drawing on the language of affirmation, ambition, critique, and everyday instruction, the works reflect how individual expression is shaped, encouraged, or constrained by social, political, and cultural systems. The tone moves between sincerity and irony, allowing statements to remain unstable and open to interpretation.

The project incorporates a wide range of materials, from ephemeral supports such as newsprint, paper, and masking tape to oil on canvas, bringing together impermanence and durability. Self-portraits appear throughout the series, introducing a direct and personal presence that acknowledges vulnerability while resisting fixed ideological positions. The work avoids alignment with specific political movements, instead creating space for reflection, ambiguity, and dialogue.

 

Everything Is Mine is a sub-series within All About You.

In Everything Is Mine, works are untitled and identified only by automatically generated camera file numbers, rejecting naming as a form of categorisation. The series reflects a state of uncertainty and detachment, engaging with ideas of chaos, connection, and authorship without presenting a single narrative or system. Meaning emerges through proximity and association rather than hierarchy or explanation.