Jack Baker

Jack Baker

Art installation · Technical consultancy · London

I've spent ten years helping artists, galleries and institutions realise complex work, through my practice JAB. I'm also the founder of MOOP, a living map of art and cultural objects.

  • Science Gallery London
  • October Gallery
  • Marlborough · Frieze Masters
  • Netflix · Black Mirror
  • Science Museum Group
Portrait of Jack Baker

Selected work

  1. 01Darcey Fleming2025
  2. 02Science Gallery London2022–24
  3. 03Marlborough at Frieze Masters2023
  4. 04October Gallery: El Anatsui2019
012025

Darcey Fleming

Immersive woven installations

The finished room at Bow Arts Trust, January 2025 · Behind the scenes, pre-show, May 2025 · Aesop windows for Chelsea in Bloom, May 2025. Works by Darcey Fleming. Video: Jack Baker.

Installation

Installing Darcey Fleming's large-scale woven works: an immersive room at Bow Arts Trust, Aesop's windows for Chelsea in Bloom, and several displays at the Sarabande Foundation.

022022–24

Science Gallery London

Testing Ground (2022) and AI: Who's Looking After Me? (2023–24)

An immersive projection of green foliage in a magenta-lit gallery, AI: Who's Looking After Me?
Testing Ground mid-install: lighting rig, ladders and a control desk under coloured light

AI: Who's Looking After Me?, 2023–24 · Testing Ground, 2022, during install and live. Photos and video: Jack Baker.

Installation andtechnical delivery

Installing immersive exhibitions at King's College London's public gallery, combining projection, data mapping, light and sound.

032023

Marlborough at Frieze Masters

Frieze Masters, London

Installation view of Marlborough's booth at Frieze Masters 2023: a white triptych between two smaller works

Installation view of Marlborough's booth at Frieze Masters, 2023. Courtesy of Marlborough.

Led and coordinatedinstallation

Led and coordinated the install of Marlborough's booth, presenting work by international artists to a tight fair schedule.

042019

October Gallery: El Anatsui

El Anatsui: Material Wonder

A large El Anatsui metal wall sculpture with red, white and blue stripes, draped across the gallery wall A wide El Anatsui metal wall sculpture in red, gold and silver, hung in folds

Works by El Anatsui, October Gallery, 2019. Photos: Jack Baker.

Registrar andinstallation lead

Led the installation of El Anatsui's large-scale metal wall sculptures, which are shaped by hand as they are hung.

As the gallery's registrar, I helped organise transport, shipping and logistics for each show, including having works fabricated or printed for exhibition.

I also led installs for shows featuring Romuald Hazoumè, Sokari Douglas Camp, LR Vandy, Alexis Peskine, Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga and Benji Reid.

Credits

Film and TV
Black Mirror, season 7 (Netflix). Location assistant, providing on-set technical support to the art department.
Museums
Science Museum Group. Coordination of the move into Storehouse, and installs on site.
Galleries
Electric Gallery, various shows. Creative Debuts × Adidas, exhibition install, London (2022).
Notable artists' works installed
Pablo Picasso, Anish Kapoor, Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Dale Chihuly, Andy Warhol, Banksy, Jean-Michel Basquiat.

MOOP

I founded MOOP, a living map of art and cultural objects: where they were made, where they are now and the journeys in between. I led its Innovate UK Creative Catalyst research project and built the working prototype.

www.moop-app.com