LAUREN JETTY
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The haptic gaze is an important aspect of my sensory interest. A surface does not need to be physically touched in order for the body to perceive touch. 'Woman Sewing' explores this idea; using large architectural spaces to juxtapose the intimacy of a tactile action. The pixelated aesthetics of cross stitch question our performance assumptions of wo/man versus machine. There is a constant exchange between the digital space and the tactile object – dislocating traditional forms and handcrafting the digital.  Having the pieces perpendicular from the wall highlights process and ideas of touch by encouraging the haptic gaze. Obsessiveness and multiplicities run through the iconic imagery as well as the processes used: crafting an intimacy with something global. ​

Apocalypse, hand sewn cross stitch on aida cloth, 30 x 32.5 cm incl. frame, 2017
screenshotcherub#5, hand sewn cross stitch on aida cloth, 30 x 32.5 cm incl. frame, 2016
Maid, hand sewn cross stitch on aida cloth, 30 x 32.5 cm incl. frame, 2016
9163 Stitches, hand sewn cross stitch on aida cloth, 30 x 32.5cm incl. frame, 2014
11,781 Stitches, hand sewn cross stitch, detail
11,781 Stitches, hand sewn cross stitch on aida cloth, 30 x 32.5 cm incl. frame, Part of UAL Collections, 2014
Suspended Animation, hand sewn cross stitch on aida cloth, 30 x 32.5cm incl. frame, 2015
digital landscaping, 15 x 10cm, edition of 5 prints, 2014
The Ambassadors #2, hand sewn cross stitch on aida cloth, 30 x 32cm incl frame, 2016
hand sewn cross stitch, 17 x 19cm, 2014
hand sewn cross stitch, 17 x 19cm, 2014
Linescape #2, hand sewn cross stitch on aida cloth, 3 x 5cm, 2016
hand sewn cross stitch, 17 x 19cm, 2014
Digital Landscape #506, 15 x 10cm, edition of 5 prints, 2014
Digital Landscape #613, 15 x 10cm, edition of 5 prints, 2015
683 Samples, working shot, carpet samples and underlay, 195 x 267cm, 2014
Still from 'Woman Sewing', 2015
Big Space Exhibition, 2014
London based artist Lauren Jetty cross stitches iconic or famous works of art such as Girl With a Pearl Earring and The Mona Lisa. She explores the link between the digital and the handmade, the global and the intimate. 
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