Damian Jim

My creative process thrives in the space between tradition and technology, where digital possibilities meet ancestral narratives. Creating layered works that challenge the viewer’s concept of indigenous art. While I have historically worked across acrylic, oil, ink, spray paint, and digital media, I’ve increasingly turned toward sculptural and tactile manifestations of my digital work. Sculpture becomes alive where form and narrative meet, where each piece tells a fragment of a story, each contour holds a narrative. From building models in Nomad, and cleaning up compositing using Blender and Adobe Photoshop. I build compositions by stacking 3D objects on my photography, and then use digital strokes/texturing/effects to conjure rich depths, dreamlike textures, and subconscious landscapes that evoke Diné mythology, sci-fi visions, and surreal possibilities.