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[Jo Hodges]

Hi,   I'm a lens based visual artist, interested in temporary public art, interventions and site specific works. I am keen to explore working away from galleries, looking at developing work that people come across and respond to in the context of everyday life. A recent commission involved collaborating on 'Shifting', a project which used a caravan as the basis for the work. The caravan was transformed inside and out, into an interactive piece exploring inner and outer worlds and the tension between them. Mirrored on the outside and containing a floral two seater 'cinema', the caravan and the two artists travelled to various locations around Dumfries and Galloway over a period of three days. I'm hoping that this project can be developed and taken further afield to other areas of Scotland and beyond next year.   I also work with video and photography in the context of community arts and am at present working on an international project with young Travellers from Scotland and young Roma in Europe.   I live in rural Dumfries and Galloway, and while my work takes me all over Scotland, I am interested in the role that new media can play in a rural context.   Please get in touch if you are interested in any of the above,     Jo Hodges