Jennifer Louise Hood
Aberdeen, Scotland
Email: jenny@jenny-hood.com
Tel: +44 07812177426
www.jenny-hood.com
Statement
Since my third year of undergraduate study I have focused primarily on taxidermy and its multifarious and conflicting properties. I have since broadened my scope to include the institutional and literal frames that surround it: the diorama and the museum. The museum diorama, with its stuffed animals and illusionary realism of both scenic accuracy and lifelike imitation became a preoccupation throughout my final year. Through this representational device I have attempted to determine, using a combination of photography and animation, what is truly "natural" today, particularly in relation to past and present representations of animals. Most recently, I have become more enamored with the tactile qualities of fur and skin, and the effect of combining these separate and yet indivisible elements. Another influential force has been my ongoing investigation into where the division exists between humans and "non-human animals" as well as the notion of "becoming animal" both in the literal and philosophical sense.
Education
2005 - 2009 B.A. (Hons) Photographic and Electronic Media, Gray's School of Art (First Class Honours)
Group/ Collaborative Exhibitions
Nov 2007 "Square Eyes", The Tunnels, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Nov 2008 "By The Horns", Limousine Bull, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Dec 2008 "Gray's on the Grass", Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen, Scotland.
May 2009 "Wunderkammer", Project Slogan, Aberdeen, Scotland.
June 2009 Degree Show 2009, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen, Scotland.
June 2009 Source Photographic Review: Graduate Photography Online 2009Sept 2009 "2&3", 4 BLNK WOLS, Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland.
April 2010 "New Contemporaries", The Royal Scottish Academy, Aberdeen, Scotland.
June 2010 "Gate 10: International Departure", Ex Ospedale Sant 'Agostino, Modena, Italy.
Solo Exhibitions
May 2010 "Numerology", The Athaneum, Aberdeen, Scotland.