Gabrielle Hoad Devon, United Kingdom

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Gabrielle Hoad makes work that includes live, ephemeral elements as well as more lasting documentary traces such as photographs, films, publications and objects. She has a long-standing interest in the crossover of art and science.

With a practice that is highly responsive to site and context, Gabrielle Hoad makes work that includes live, ephemeral elements as well as more lasting documentary traces such as photographs, films, publications and objects. She has a long-standing interest in the crossover of art and science, and a preoccupation with systems, codes, signalling and the use of what John Berger calls 'technical clairvoyance' (such as night vision and GPS tracking) to extend normal human perception.

Recent exhibitions/public projects include: 'UNDER / OVER' (2023), G12 Gallery, Krowji, Redruth 'HOW LONG' (2022), British Art Show Fringe, Plymouth 'Correspondence' (2021), Exeter Phoenix and Broadway Gallery Letchworth 'Open-Up' (2020), Hestercombe Gardens, Somerset (with Megan Calver) 'Building Proposals' (2019), Loophole Projects, Prestatyn 'SERGE/SURGE' (2019) Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter (with Preston Street Union) 'Experiencing the Landscape' (2018), East Devon AONB and Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton (with Megan Calver)

Gabrielle has a strong interest in the construction of knowledge, in particular the notion of the scientific model. As an ESI/RANE Creative Affiliate (2014-15), she worked with Dr Jonathan Bennie of Exeter University's Environment and Sustainability Institute on Foreign Soil, modelling the microclimate of a pasture in southwest England. In 2013-14, funded by Arts Council England, she worked with Dr Steven Portugal of the Royal Veterinary College's Structure and Motion Lab on Solid Air, a project that brought together specialised data loggers with 3D printing technology to visualise bird flight paths.