Private and Public gallery. Computer Club exhibition. James Bedding and Jane De La Haye with their artwork called Connection, which is made up of approximately 9,000 Jersey Telecom phone cards (part of James' huge collection) layered and sculpted by hand (by Jane) onto a plywood base with CNC cut topography (my pictures don't do it justice!) 4/12/25 Picture: ROB CURRIE
Around 9,000 old payphone phone cards have been used in a brand-new piece of art jointly created by two Islanders.
The one-of-a-kind piece of 3D topographical art has been created entirely from discarded Jersey Telecom SIM cards and is on display at Private & Public Gallery.
The idea was jointly created; first conceived by James Bedding, a quadriplegic drone photographer and realised by local artist Jane De La Haye.
The piece has resulted in a layered map of the island, including every landmark, road and coastline. It has been named ‘Connection’.
It took around 900 hours to complete from April 2023 until completion in September 2024.
Private and Public gallery. Computer Club exhibition. James Bedding and Jane De La Haye with their artwork called Connection, which is made up of approximately 9,000 Jersey Telecom phone cards (part of James’ huge collection) layered and sculpted by hand (by Jane) onto a plywood base with CNC cut topography (my pictures don’t do it justice!). Detail of the image showing Corbiere lighthouse 4/12/25 Picture: ROB CURRIEPrivate and Public gallery. Computer Club exhibition. James Bedding and Jane De La Haye with their artwork called Connection, which is made up of approximately 9,000 Jersey Telecom phone cards (part of James’ huge collection) layered and sculpted by hand (by Jane) onto a plywood base with CNC cut topography (my pictures don’t do it justice!) 4/12/25 Picture: ROB CURRIEPrivate and Public gallery. Computer Club exhibition. James Bedding and Jane De La Haye with their artwork called Connection, which is made up of approximately 9,000 Jersey Telecom phone cards (part of James’ huge collection) layered and sculpted by hand (by Jane) onto a plywood base with CNC cut topography (my pictures don’t do it justice!) 4/12/25 Picture: ROB CURRIE
The idea behind the piece was to celebrate Jersey’s heritage and connection and community.
The artwork forms part of a larger exhibition called ‘Computer Club’, featuring pieces by several artists around the theme of the evolution of computer software.
‘Connection’ is now on display at the St Helier gallery until Tuesday 23 December. The gallery is open weekdays from 12pm to 6pm and from 10am to 3pm on Saturdays.
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