Jemima Rowland

Jemima Rowland experiments with combining different processes and exploring how they complement each other. Much of her inspiration is derived from attachment theory, leading to the study of objects and emotion. She creates artworks to be multi-sensory pieces, harmonising textures of objects that seem divergent and unconventional.

She feels connection to sculptural artworks and sees layers of process within them in a compositional way. This inspires her to change the compositions of structures; making something normal become unfamiliar.

She has been inspired by place, time and things. Photographing her grandmother’s house resulted in her exploration of memory and how this presents within places. She has explored the atmosphere of contrasting places such as abandoned buildings. The similarities and differences of the feeling of attachment and life in these places presents through her work.

Recently Rowland has been experimenting with combining various materials, for example clay and shell, latex and wood. The combination of these textures creates new structure and results in turning everyday objects into something noticeable. Similarly, she works with changing environments within the same place throughout time. Through creating these transformations, she hopes to enable the viewer to notice analogous changes in feeling.