{"id":4893,"date":"2026-05-29T14:12:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds26\/?p=4893"},"modified":"2026-05-29T14:12:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:12:51","slug":"jessie-butler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds26\/jessie-butler\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessie Butler"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sitecontainer\">\n<div class=\"pagecontainer\">\n<h4 class=\"homepage-heading-h4\">Degree Show 2026<\/h4>\n<div class=\"postcontainer\">\n<h1 class=\"thestudentpostname\" id=\"studentpostname\">Jessie Butler<\/h1>\n<h3>BA Art and Design<\/h3>\n<p class=\"studentstatement\">My work investigates how light, shadow and sound can be used to explore domestic memory. Using miniature transparent houses based on places I have lived, the installation reimagines familiar architecture through projected shadows, glowing windows and layered audio. 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