I work with multimedia collages, installations, curation and moving images to explore communication and belonging. It is informed by, and examines, disability, being deaf, neurodiversity and from this the idea of total communication. Understanding that communication is multidimensional and individual - gesture, sound, movement and so on.
My work has a strong sense of space. Space as remembered, felt and seen, and as containers or opportunities. I seek to create an experiential space that highlights total communication to create new means and dreams for understanding and connection. There are two interlinked strands to my practice: my work & collaborative work
áite coal / thin places*
*Celtic term for "those rare locales where the distance between heaven and Earth collapses"
“Thin places relax us, yes, but they also transform us — or, more accurately, unmask us. In thin places, we become our more essential selves.”
áite coal / thin places v4 - digital collages , paper, photo, 2022
áite coal / thin places - 2 stills & short video from VJing with Deaf Rave, 2022
Hart Club - gallery and studio championing neurodiversity in the arts
Sensory Matter, July 2021, mixed media collage, wall hanging , 8.25" x 23"
Corner Shop, August 2021, objects curated by Mackenzie from SE5 (Camberwell) sensory workshop to explore composition, colour and arrangement
E land
Research and development workshops and audio-visual performance, funded by Art's Council. Workshops and event with and by D/deaf and/or neuroqueer people exploring our experiences of sound, created by Jané Mackenzie. See event and project information and documentation.
Salm film still 0.17
Sea film still 0.05
Sentire film still 2.04
2023
"Hearing is basically a specialized form of touch...The verb ‘sentire’ [in Italian] means to hear and the same verb in the reflexive form ‘sentirsi’ means to feel." - Evelyn Glennie, Hearing Essay
Arran's TV - digital collages, 2023
