About the work

This piece came from my desire to reimagine my domestic surroundings as an adventure playground. By playing with scale I could create a whole new perspective on everyday objects. I made a 12cm puppet to explore this world, and Jemima was born.

Follow Jemima on her way to a first date as she encounters a prickly house plant and other obstacles. The piece was shot on an iPhone 5S and edited in iMovie. I am a theatre puppeteer so this first foray into filmed puppetry posed both challenges and opportunities, especially puppeteering and operating the camera at the same time!

About the artist

Jennie is a professional puppeteer and writer based in Falmouth, Cornwall, with experience of multiple-operator, tabletop, site-specific and large-scale puppetry. She trained at East 15 Acting School and the Curious School of Puppetry, and runs Nosey Hedgehog, a puppetry company focused on community-building and the environment.

Jennie Rawling is the copyright holder to all images and film in this online exhibition. No reproduction of any of these images may be made without the permission of the copyright holder.