We're now in the final week of Jacqui's front gallery residency at RuptureXIBIT. As the winner of RuptureXIBIT's Winter '24 Open Call, our first ever residency open call, Jacqui had the opportunity to use the shop front gallery in any way she wanted for three weeks. Her proposal: to undergo a non-traditional residency, split both between her home in North Yorkshire and at RuptureXIBIT, focussing on the challenges artist parents face whilst trying to balance their home life and artistic practice.

Dealing with themes of motherhood, absence and presence, time, and urban vs rural life, Jacqui transmits to the gallery daily in analogue and digital forms; through postcards, live feeds, and keeping watch through a nanny cam. In this way, the studio becomes a second child to Jacqui, a third space between her rural home and urban London, where she tries to slow time to her speed.

"I was back in London for a few days this week at RuptureXIBIT and enjoyed opening up the space and chatting about my work…

I had some really interesting conversations about connections with nature, time, care, motherhood and creative practice. Thank you to everyone who dedicated some time out of their day to come and say hello and engage with this project. As one visitor said "art is a discussion, an exchange of ideas between the artist and the viewer, with no one correct interpretation of a piece of work, the viewer brings their own ideas and thoughts to it, which are just as valid as the artist's".

Opportunities for these exchanges are really valuable, and I am grateful to be working in a space that really takes that as its philosophy. Looking forward to putting on the final show next weekend!"

- Jacqui on last Thursday's open studio.

This weekend, Jacqui will be in person at RuptureXIBIT for the last open studio of her residency. With performance, exciting interactive elements and a chance to see the accumulated work of this residency, don't miss this final opportunity to talk with Jacqui in person, and be apart of this project.

Jacqui's studio will be open on Saturday 24th February from 12pm - 7pm, and then on Sunday 25th February from 10am - 12pm.

RSVP HERE:

Saturday

Sunday