American-born, London-based artist Janie Korn creates intricate candle sculptures that delve into the ephemerality of recollection and the richness of folklore. As seen in The New York Times, T Magazine, Elle Decor, and Architectural Digest, her meticulous wax creations capture the transience of memories, which, like her sculptures, gradually melt away. Influenced by storytelling traditions, Korn creates each piece as fragments of real and imagined lore, inviting audiences to reflect on the delicate interplay between impermanence and myth.
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About the artist:

Janie Korn is a London-based contemporary artist whose intricate candle sculptures delve into the ephemerality of recollection and the richness of folklore. Through her meticulous wax creations, she captures the transience of memories, which, like her sculptures, gradually melt away. Influenced by storytelling traditions, Korn creates each piece as a fragment of real and imagined lore, inviting audiences to reflect on the delicate interplay between impermanence and myth.

Janie Korn is an American-born, London-based artist.

She has shown her work recently at Salon 21 in Manhattan, NY, and London, UK (2024); Yowie in Philadelphia, PA (2024); Town House in London, UK (2024); (2024); OOPS Galerie in Vienna, Austria (2023); Susan Alexandra in Manhattan, NY (2023); irl Gallery in Brooklyn, NY (2021); The Empty Circle Space in Brooklyn, NY (2020); (2024) Fredericks & Mae in Brooklyn, NY (2019); and elsewhere.

Her work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, T Magazine, Elle Decor, and Architectural Digest.

Janie Korn:
Baby Sinclair, 2025
Wax, wax pigment, organic cotton wick
12.0 × 6.0 inches /