Joanne
Tyler

Jo Tyler works between Cornwall UK and her studio in the Auvergne France at The Ministry of Making

She fuses soundscape, light, extended layers of print and transparent glass vessels to describe current global states of instability and flux.

Disembodied voices played within immersive experiences, to give a sense of intimacy with others. Like pillow talk, they offer a moment where we can still our own concerns, and see into another person’s world.

Sometimes the work is sombre, and shadowy; sometimes playful and unexpectedly adventurous, but always it is compelling, hypnotic and passionately rooted in the redemption of human connection.

Jo works to create her blown glass vessel designs with master glass technician, Lawrence West. She then fills these simple transparent vessels with a moving assortment of evocative substances; ice and oil drip onto a bed of red ochre, drawing on the intelligence of the body and inviting us to respond with every cell to pressing environmental concerns and human frailty.

Jo’s fine art print work, using  transparent layers of extended ink, handprinted chine colle and delicate Japanese handmade washi paper, offer insight into the design processes that inform the glass installations.