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cardboard and a multitude of fibres which later developed into complex constructions of three dimensional heat manipulated fabrics. She has sold and exhibited widely around the world, and currently is exhibiting at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol. In her latest work, Jacqueline has created
a series of ‘interactive’ grids by cutting larger ink and acrylic images into tiny squares and fixing them to the heads of pins, angled on mountboard to give a sense of movement. Jacqueline explained: “Because we’ve got the tidal play here every day, the work itself starts off with abstract black and white renditions of the interplay between the tidal flow of the water and the multi-layered micro-details of the sand, the silt, the oysters and the birds. “I wanted to extract the essence -
observing the water, it seemed to me like millions and millions and millions of little pixels, fragments – and I wanted to increment the layers, so there this a dialogue between the water and nature and the grid I impose. “I’m fairly exacting and meticulous and a
perfectionist which perhaps goes back to my textile formation and learning to put threads together; the small details, when assembled, make a large body of work. “It’s all in the detail, but actually it works
on two levels because you get a sense of movement and flow. There is a huge optical play going, they are not static pieces of artwork, they alter according to the source of light and the distance at which you view the pieces. It’s a sculpture but a moving sculpture, which I find endlessly fascinating.” Some of the grids contain florescent
orange squares which represent the vibrant sunsets the artist and her husband, Ben Morris, experience at their beautiful home – a
The rebuilt watermill at Old Mill farm.
former 18th century flour mill. The couple met at a party at the Royal College of Art in 2013
and three years later moved into and set about renovating Old Mill Farm, including opening it up to emphasise the river view, and rebuilding the former watermill from its original castings which they discovered buried on the property. “The water mill is the heart of the house, and will power it
again,” said Ben, an architect who pioneered the use of ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) used to construct and roof iconic buildings around the world including the Eden Project’s biomes; Beijing’s Water Cube and Bird’s Nest; Singapore’s National Stadium; The Shed in New York; Adelaide Airport; Assima Mall, Kuwait; Chelsea and Westminster Hospital; HM Treasury, London; and closer to home the University of Exeter Forum. Ben and engineer Stefan
“A huge part of my work is observation of the water and its changing nature according to the tide, the wind, the season.”
Lehnert invented the process for welding together sheets of ETFE to form inflated cushions, and co-founded Vector Foiltec in the 1980s to create and market the architectural cladding which replaces glass and other rigid forms of cladding.
Because it’s an inflated cushion it doesn’t need the same
support as conventional roofing materials, making it lighter, more flexible, better insulating, highly durable and much more environmentally friendly. It is self-cleaning, incredibly strong
Jacqueline and Ben at their home Galmpton Creek.
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