JESSEY JANSEN

I’m a creative practitioner whose work has grown through long-term collaboration.

 

I began in visual art and graphic design, working on projects where ideas had to hold up in the real world. Over time, that work led into cross-cultural collaboration, particularly in Tanzania, where staying in relationship reshaped how I think about authorship and creative labor.

 

Much of my work now centers on writing. I write poems, essays and nonfiction that reflect on creative work as it actually unfolds—through return, revision, and time. I’m interested in what happens when work is allowed to develop at its own pace, and when patience becomes part of the process rather than an obstacle.

 

Alongside my writing, I continue an active visual art practice and am the founder of Voice of Maasai, a long-term creative collaboration supporting Tanzanian artists through shared work and exchange. That experience continues to shape how I approach responsibility and care in creative projects.

 

My essays and memoir draw from these years of practice—not as conclusions, but as observations formed from staying with the work.

 

I live and work between disciplines, returning often to the same questions: what lasts, what’s fair, and what it takes to stay.

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