Jane Tagg

Born 1967, England
Our changing environment reflects technological developments and human population growth, resulting in the destruction of land, the extinction and endangerment of animals and genetic deformities. In this negative reflexivity, the very same scientific progress that led to the destruction of our world has ironically created the idea of “The frozen zoo”, where stem cell regeneration is being considered by scientists as a future method of regrowth of limbs and organs and for the re-generation of endangered species. Drawn from scientific diagrams, MRI scans, repair and re-growth treatments, this work focuses on (re)imagined hybrid species in both the animal and human kingdoms whilst raising the question as to their viability and of the ethics involved. The birth of a reflexive world of new hybrids is illustrated by the composite imagery being transformed into futuristic forms born from kaleidoscopic imagery representing cell growth.

1987-90 University of Ulster. BA Fine Craft Design1993:Lewisham Art House, London,1994:Clayton Gallery, Newcastle1994:Carlisle Art Gallery, Cumbria,1995Arches Gallery, London, 1996Starlight Gallery, Southampton, 1994-96: Lowes Court Gallery, Cumbria,2000:Wanita 2000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2000:Loke Mansion, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2001:Loke Mansion, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur2002:Hilton Fujairah, Fujairah, UAE,2002Fujairah Corniche, UAE2003Fujairah Corniche, UAE2005-7: Open House Exhibitions and Prokovsky Hills, Moscow2006:MARS Centre for Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia2006:HMC artists, Lake Balaton, Hungary2006:Resident artist open day, Cuidad Colon, Costa RicaCollaborative Events: Art, music and poetry2006: Mad March English Tea Party.Proekt Fabrika, Moscow2006:Shipwrecks and DaisysMECC, Chekov Library, Moscow, Russia,