Rebecca Chesney

Rebecca Chesney


Water Lines
Works on paper (various sizes) with imagined future tide lines / flooding
Ongoing project since 2020

Rebecca Chesney flood map 01
Water Lines (London)
Hand embroidery on old map of London
Cotton thread on paper map 70 x 55cm 2020
Installation view in Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix Gallery, London 2021

Rebecca Chesney flood map 02
Water Lines (London)
Hand embroidery on old map of London
Cotton thread on paper map 70 x 55cm 2020
Installation view in Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix Gallery, London 2021. Double sided frame to reveal the back of the embroidery.

Rebecca Chesney Bristol Map 01
Water Lines (Bristol Channel)
Hand embroidery on old sea navigation map of Bristol Channel
Thread on paper 103 x 70 cm 2020

Rebecca Chesney Sea Level 02
Water Lines (Great Ormes Head to Liverpool)
Hand embroidery on old sea navigation map of Great Ormes Head to Liverpool
Thread on paper 103 x 70 cm 2020

Rebecca Chesney embroidered map 01
Water Lines (Great Ormes Head to Liverpool)
Hand embroidery on old sea navigation map of Great Ormes Head to Liverpool
Thread on paper 103 x 70 cm 2020
Installation view in Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix Gallery, London 2021.

Rebecca Chesney Venice Map 01
Water Lines (Venice)
Coloured pencil on old map of Venice 60 x 45 cm 2021

Rebecca Chesney new york map
Water Lines (New York)
Hand embroidery on old map of New York
Thread on paper 102 x 32 cm 2023

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