In Jo Addison’s sculptural practice, everyday objects and images are reinterpreted, and a familiar world is alluded to through the thickness of material. Her work draws on crossovers between individual recollection and shared cultural memories, persistent unexplained motifs, and blanks and lapses in her recall. In her process, decisions are governed by the behavior of materials, individually and in relation to one another, allowing the work to assimilate the conditions in which it is made.
A career in art education in universities, galleries, and museums has influenced Jo’s interest in the synthesis and reciprocity of making and learning. She performs and writes on preoccupations with materiality and mundanity in the creative process and is currently working collaboratively on related art, education, and research projects.
Jo lives and works in London.
Mentor with Arts Emergency
Co-founder and member Material, Pedagogy, Future
Co-founder @aparticularreality