Statement
Jane Pepper is based in Nottingham, UK and has a background in the
sciences. She draws on her experience of scientific processing and
presentation methods in the development her work, the main tools of which are digital photography, video, and site-specific
installation.
Jane has been experimenting with formats such as posters, field guides, and diagrams for the presentation of photographic and drawn imagery, and with display case and storage boxes for 3D work. Grouping, sequencing, labelling, cross-referencing, and archiving activities are a significant part of her practice.
A fascination with the myth of Antarctica has led Jane to an investigation of themes of repetition, ‘no two the same’, and the principles of ‘growth and form’. These relate both to the infinity of ice crystals that cover the continent, and to the vast biomass of blue green algae that support the Antarctic food chain. Application of the rules of hexagonal symmetry to a range of organic fragments has allowed her to develop her own library of ‘feasible forms’ which have served as base units for extrapolation.
By subjecting these ‘feasible forms’ to digital cloning techniques, and by incorporating movement into their extensive repetition, Jane has allowed them to invade domestic environments, making photographic and video work of the results.
Visit the portfolio pages to see some examples of Jane Pepper's work.