A transforming light installation of a boy walking his dog home. Created with recycled wires, from computer and electronic components, that are assimilated. Jane creates illuminating humanoids that are made from recycled electronics, that have just been thrown out, adding to E Waste landfill. We need to look after our planet, as this is the next generations home.
Commissioned as part of SHINE, Light up the North emerging artists programme
Jane Webb is an artist, designer, curator and event organiser. She runs a British contemporary studio, specialising in a creative practice of art, design and prop making.
The SHINE programme aims to nurture and develop new talent, giving artists the opportunity to exhibit or perform new work at a number of Light Up The North festivals. Artists are selected through an open-call process and will typically be awarded bursaries of up to £15,000 to realise their new artwork. The artwork has to be suitable for outdoor winter light festivals, artistically challenging/interesting and of high quality, have a strong element of digital/technology within its design, and be resilient enough to withstand the winter weather at multiple festivals (October – March) and transportation across our festival network.
As well as financial support, each artist will also receive a full induction to the programme, training and mentoring from across the LUTN network. We will work directly with commissioned artists to support their development, with guidance in areas such as marketing, finance, production, risk assessments method statements (RAMS) and fundraising.
To be eligible to apply to the SHINE programme artists must be UK-based and perceived as an emerging talent (aged 18 or over) with an idea for a shining light artwork, and the skills to realise that idea
