Public artists based in Scotland
‘Lost’ was a commission by Jo Hodges for the ‘Out of the Box’ seminar at Catstrand Art Centre, New Galloway. ‘Out of the Box’ explored artists practice working outside gallery spaces.
Each handbag in the installation was tagged with a ‘lost property’ number and left on the gates of the local park. Each handbag contained explorable items relating to ‘loss’.
Categories: Installation, Interactive, Jo Hodges, Pre 2013, Site Specific
Jo Hodges is a multidisciplinary public artist based in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
with a background in Human Ecology, community development and social justice.
Her work investigates ecological and socio-cultural systems, processes and relationships, and explores new strategies for working in public. Her practice takes many forms; temporary and permanent works, site specific installations and socially engaged projects and processes. She is often led by context, where the outcome is determined as a result of process.
She is interested in research, experimentation and collaboration at the intersection of environment, culture and technology and exploring the role of art in social change. She is joint Director-Curator of Sanctuary Lab, a public art laboratory in the Galloway Forest Dark Skies Park.
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