BIO
Jackie MacRae was born in Essex, in the South of England. She attended Loughborough University where she received her BA in Multi Media Textiles in 2010.
She is in the process of completing a Masters in Art and Design Studio Practice at Loughborough University while currently working as an Artist in Residence at St. George’s College in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
She is in the process of completing a Masters in Art and Design Studio Practice at Loughborough University while currently working as an Artist in Residence at St. George’s College in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Jackie’s work has previously been exhibited in ‘Visionaire’ 2010 Brick Lane, London and in local venues around Loughborough and Essex.
Jackie MacRae
EXHIBITIONS
Nothing dies...
22.06.2011 to 06.07.2011
Who has not been tempted to look for a keyhole? What if we encourage ourselves and in doing so we discover a poetic universe of mist, mystery and suggestive landscapes? This is the universe described by MacRae through the pinhole photography, peering through a small hole ... called estenopo, which gives its name to the technique. In her exhibition at ´ace we explore the intersections between this primitive form of photography and contemporary printmaking techniques: the change of scale, support and material recreate the essence of these images and give them new contents. AC
ARTIST STATEMENT
‘Nothing Dies Everything Transforms’, explored the realms of drawing that run parallel with a collaboration of pinhole and camera-less photography. Exhibiting negative images creates a sense of place straying far from the usual photographic image and presenting the photolithographic plates echoed my adoration of process.
Through the juxtaposition of my visual language and elements of natural enchantment, I create microcosms; pinhole portals into a nostalgic otherworld. These portals stimulate a reflection of a place we recognize, evoking a sense of metamorphosis, fragility and refuge.
This ignites an overwhelming mortality; delicate details of our everyday landscape are thus transformed. This transformation allows for a reconciliation of various contradictory aspects of existence such as: the outdoor with the indoor, night and day, magic and reality, black and white, and even life and death.
