Kieta Jackson: Extraordinary woven wire sculptures

Kieta Jackson fashions intriguing sculptured artefacts using woven metal strands and sheet copper that weathers over time.

She weaves fine gauge wire on a loom to produce a tactile fabric that is both hard and soft at the same time. This material is then manipulated into sculpted shapes reminiscent of museum archaeological treasures or beach finds shaped by the sea. Her methods include distressing of the fabric and leaving loose threads to suggest corrosion and ageing of the piece.

A lifelong interest in archaeological relics and unusual objects shapes her work.

Kieta earned her degree in Textile Art at Norwich School of Art and Design in 1999. She was awarded a Distinction at the 5th Baltic Biennial of Miniature Weavers; Poland. Her published works include Jac Scott’s book ‘Textile Perspective in Mixed Media Sculptures’ (2003), British Fibre Art Magazine (Spring 2015) and Peripheral ARTeries (2017).