Reflective Note
The emotions are expressed by image has always been one of my research subjects. From this group of works, the visual sense not just go through by angle changes, it also uses the way people behave and live to imprint the atmosphere of spot on pictures.
I found when I started to record a moment of misery, the inner weightlessness and pain would kind of be removed gradually by this process.
About Artist
Jo Grant completed a Bachelor of Arts (Photograhy) at RMIT in 1993 and holds a Master of Visual Art from Griffith University, Queensland (2004). Her practice as an artist began with photography and her work has been exhibited widely in galleries and institutions across Australia. Her photographic work is represented in collections such as State Library Victoria, Griffith University and Art Bank. She is represented by M.33 in Melbourne and in 2012 published a photographic monograph titled, All Prize Winners Paraded.
In the last few years she has transitioned to other mediums, experimenting with fibre, mixed media, painting and installation. In all of her work Jo makes observations of the intimate details of life. After living in Melbourne and Brisbane for 15 years, Jo moved to the south west Coast of Victoria nine years ago.
“I work a lot with found materials and recycled papers from my large collection of second hand stuff, incorporating watercolour paintings and sometimes collage to communicate a piece. My work relies soley on my observations with a healthy dose of childhood memories of living around nature and animals and ordinary details of life. I hope my work connects to the audience’s own memories and natural inclination to want to be close to nature and its gifts.“
The Images Collection 