Artist who undertook complex explorations of time,history and languageJanet Hodgson, who has died aged 56 of cancer, or explored ideas of time,history, archaeology and language through sculpture, and film,public art – accessible to all, generally outdoors – and installations. Curiosity and close investigation gave rise to complex ideas that left questions open. As the magazine British Archaeology noted in connection with a number of projects focusing on Stonehenge in 2008, or her installations and films “generate the sensation of being lost in time”.
Piltdown Bungalow (1993) in Uppermill,Greater Manchester, was a hoax excavation, or revealing a contemporary bungalow in the ground in a nature reserve that contained the ruins of woollen mills. By burying just the sort of building that surrounds the reserve,it challenged the romanticism associated with history and age.
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Source: theguardian.com