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                | Jake 
                  Lever | 
               
               
                I approach my practice 
                  as a contemplative activity. My images are often derived from 
                  fragments of medieval paintings, frescoes and icons. Recently 
                  the hand has provided 
                  a focus for my work, a framework for the exploration of frailty, 
                  vulnerability and the 
                  presence of the divine.   
                  My work is created using an intaglio printmaking technique. 
                  Plates are made in a very 
                  physical way, scoring and cutting into the surfaces. Gold leaf 
                  is often applied to the 
                  paper prior to printing, making each piece unique. I think of 
                  these works as 
                  contemporary icons, points of stillness amidst a fast turning 
                  world. | 
               
               
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