Final year project
One for sorrow | Keiller collections [Read more]
The nest
Collage on paper (21 x 30cm)
Visualisation for installation.
One for sorrow
Objects and documents with story description (dimensions variable)
1. The house where Jeffrey Keiller grew up in North London.
2. Florence's prescription (Jeffrey Keiller's mother) for medication due to an ongoing thyroid issues.
3. Diary entry written by Jeffrey in his teenage years, suggesting domestic violence and his mother’s issues with infertility.
4. Jeffrey's school report stating his misbehaviour due to his father’s absence, yet non the wiser that his father is at war.
One for sorrow (continued)
5. In 1915 a letter of conscription addressed to Jeffrey's father Alexander Keiller. Florence lies to Jeffrey and states that his father is working away from home.
6. The postcards that are deceitfully written by Florence, but bring hope to Jeffrey that his father will be returning home.
7. Letter of bereavement hoaxed by Jeffrey's father Alexander in hope to escape his abusive wife, post war.
Lost
Assemblage, multimedia (60x 100cm)
Assemblage of objects, displayed in vitrine table, found in Keiller's home.
1. Scottish Daily Mail newspaper
2. Keiller's sketchbook of birds
3. Reading glasses
4. Avebury monument's booklet
5. The Observer's book of wildflowers
6. Map
7. Binoculars
8. Map of Britain book
9. The Observer's book of birds' eggs
10. Leather binocular case
11. The Observer's book of fresh water fish
Found
Assemblage, multimedia (60x 100cm)
Keiller's personal collections that were found within his home shortly after his disappearance, discovered during police investigation and donated to the Wiltshire Museum.
1. Collection of sea shells, thought to be collected from childhood
2. Shells
3. The Observer's book of sea and seashore
4. Small collection of pressed flowers
5. Collection of pressed flowers
6. Variety of birds' eggs
7. The Observer's book of birds' eggs
8. Variety of small birds' eggs
Journey to nowhere
Collages on paper (60 x 42 cm) each without frame
Blood is thicker than water
Multimedia, glass jars, wood, water (79 x 81.5cm)
36 glass jars labelled and filled with water from rivers, becks, quarries and other natural water sources, mounted on wood shelving.
Bon voyage
Paper, pins, labels (16 x 135cm)
Series of 8 maps of locations around Britain, from left to right, north being left south being right. Pinned locations relating to jars of collected water.
Jadene Imbusch
My current practice explores themes of documentary, narrative, relationships and social commentary. Through this I tend to work interdisciplinary across a variety of mediums. This project looks at the life of natural history collector Jeffrey Keiller, who was reported missing during the late 1970s. The work investigates elements and interests of his life, that tell his mysterious story through the form of a museum exhibition.
Within my work you can expect to see a small archive of objects, and installations. Through object I am exploring the narratives in which the objects hold, and how each object forms relationships with one another, and how they create relationships and narratives to us as the viewer. My work holds many concepts and ideas, and I want the viewer to create their own meanings and narratives within the work. I am often interested in history and our past, these objects I have collated and curated, form a collection, which tell a story of a man who has different and interesting relationships with his mother, father and the objects he collects.
Final year project
One for sorrow | Keiller collections
Experience
Throughout my degree I have managed to work across a variety of fields within the creative and cultural industry, from design intern, to museum collections care. Gaining experience from a variety of roles, has allowed me to earn new skills and adapt to the challenges and tasks each role may encounter. Due to working in various sectors it means that I have a lot of knowledge, and can apply and adapt myself too whatever is required. I am a quick learner, and enjoy engaging and working with others, as well as working independently. My strengths include making, and using my hands to create, often applied through sculpture, craft, textiles, prop making, painting etc. I have a keen eye for detail and colour and I enjoy new challenges, and have a passion for learning new skills, crafts and techniques.
During my placement year I had the opportunity to take place in a collaborative projects at Basement Arts in Leeds, I was given an artist residency there, that lasted several months. Working independently as an artist showed me what working as a professional artists entails, more info can be found out about that project in the link.
Placements
September 2018 - May 2019
Collections Care Volunteer, Science & Museum Bradford
July 2019 - August 2019
Intern Textiles Designer , Bay & Brown
June 2019 - September 2019
Artist in Residence , Basement Arts