Jake’s recent free verse poetry is structured to draw connections between unlikely figures: a bricklayer, a blind scientist, and a weaver. These figures are informed by the histories tied to specific areas, and time is distilled to affirm the idea that various histories coincide to shape a landscape. Traditional folk tunes also feature in the work, recalling forgotten stories and truths connected to different areas.
Jake’s video works are made with 16mm black-and-white film, subjecting the images to chance because of light leaks, dust, and scratches. In this sense, natural forces are invited to aesthetically shape the work, rather than suppressed. Celluloid results in a tactile visual language which aligns with the inherently working-class landscapes.
The video works tend to be static and slow, showing time unfolding instead of action happening. The images can be psychological through the use of dead time, challenging the conventions of home video to explore alienation.
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