Behind Moving Eyelids
Jeneca Klausen and Caitlin Lapeña
May 10-11, 2025
Installation photos by Michael Mohan
Caitlin Lapeña, Cameo (left), tic tac toe girls (right)
Caitlin Lapeña, tic tac toe girls
Jeneca Klausen, Vestige Pendant
Jeneca Klausen, Crowned Heart Ring
Jeneca Klausen, Malantha Ring
Jeneca Klausen, Comix Ring
Caitlin Lapeña, New Dress, New Charm
Jeneca Klausen, Liminal Necklace
Jeneca Klausen, Pink Moon Spoon Earrings (left), Subliminal Necklace (right)
Jeneca Klausen, Lupa Earrings
Jeneca Klausen, Cordial Ring (left), Dark Keepsake Ring (right)
Jeneca Klausen, Umbral Earrings (left), Snake Stem Earrings (right)
Jeneca Klausen, The Hanged Man Bracelet
Jeneca Klausen, Suzette Earrings
Jeneca Klausen, Nidra Ring
Jeneca Klausen, Ancient Space Earrings
Jeneca Klausen, Fire Water Earrings
Jeneca Klausen, Cat Consciousness Ring
Jeneca Klausen, Cat Consciousness Earrings
Jeneca Klausen, Pompeii Earrings
Jeneca Klausen, Ancient Space Garden Earrings
Jeneca Klausen, Umbral Earrings
Jeneca Klausen, Cuscata Earrings - small
Jeneca Klausen, Marilla Earrings
Jeneca Klausen, Individuation Ring (left), Wolffia Ring (right)
Jeneca Klausen, Miniature Pearl Spoonlet (left), Coral Branch Spoonlet (right)
Jeneca Klausen (left to right), Efflorescence Earrings, Roselle Ring, Morph Earrings, Bound Wreath Bracelet
Jeneca Klausen, Esoteric Initials
Jeneca Klausen, Esoteric Initials (left), Caitlin Lapeña, Memory Out of Place (right)
Caitlin Lapeña, Memory Out of Place
Caitlin Lapeña, The Era of Change (left), Electro Silicon (right)
Caitlin Lapeña, Electro Silicon
Jeneca Klausen (left to right), Ritual Ware Spoon Necklace I, Ritual Ware Spoon Necklace II, Ritual Ware Spoon Necklace III
Jeneca Klausen, Sub Rosa Spoon
Jeneca Klausen, Shell Spell Ancient Space Earrings
Jeneca Klausen, Secure Attachment Ring
Caitlin Lapeña (left to right), Story Six, Ghost Bride, For Ladies, Midnight Wardrobe
Behind Moving Eyelids features the work of jeweller Jeneca Klausen and visual artist Caitlin Lapeña. Both based near the Bay of Fundy in southern New Brunswick, Klausen and Lapeña have developed an artistic dialogue through past collaborations and mutual interests.
Klausen’s profound connection to the New Brunswick landscape and its natural resources have shaped her work and the philosophy she applies to her designs. The work presented in this exhibition was created through a process of recycling silver from her past projects into abstracted, organic forms, integrated with raw gemstones and vintage found objects.
Lapeña’s works are informed by her interest in fashion history, Jungian psychology, and Canadian women’s poetry. Her drawings, collages, and silkscreens present diaristic narratives through the abstraction of text, clothing, and the feminine form. Like Klausen’s repurposing of material, Lapeña uses found imagery from various sources including blogs and antique fashion magazines to create intersectional feminist commentary.
The title of the exhibition is taken from a line in Gail Bonsall Kaye’s 1973 poem “noon dream”. Gail Bonsall Kaye lived in Saint John, New Brunswick from 1939 until her death in 2011, publishing a single book of poetry entitled Behind Moving Eyelids.
noon dream
you, solitary dreamer
asleep in your grotto
your long golden hair
cascading
over green moss –
of what do you dream?
so deeply wrapped
in summer slumber –
gateway
to that other world.
empty question –
I know I dream
about my dreaming.
outside,
the heavy fronds
of dark green ferns –
still against white sky.
inside,
behind moving eyelids
the red pulse of life –
and infinite imaginings.
-Gail Bonsall Kaye, 1973
Jeneca Klausen (b. 1977) is a jewellery artist born and based in Saint John, New Brunswick. She studied at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design in Fredericton, NB (1996-1999). Her work has been included in numerous exhibitions in Atlantic Canada including solo exhibitions at Spicer Merrifield Gallery and Handworks Gallery (Saint John, NB). jenecaklausen.com
Caitlin Lapeña (b. 1992) is a visual artist based in Rowley, New Brunswick. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario and grew up in the Bay Area of California. She holds a BFA from Queen’s University (2010-2014). Lapeña’s work has been exhibited in Canada and the United States, including exhibitions at Peanuts Gallery (Vancouver, BC), Paradice Palase (Brooklyn, NY), Weird Things (Toronto, ON), and Hamilton Artists’ Inc. (Hamilton, ON). Her work has also been featured in publications such as Peripheral Review (Vancouver, BC), Bed Zine (Vancouver, BC), and Free Spirit News (Portland, OR). She is the recipient of artsnb creation grants in 2022 and 2024. caitlinlapena.com