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About<\/strong> : Travelling Through Layers<\/em> is inspired by the discussions that took place during and after Paralelo : Technology and Environment<\/a>, a meeting point for artists, designers and researchers in Sao Paulo in March\/April 2009. A version of this publication was included in the publication Paralelo \u2013 Unfolding Narratives: in Art, Technology & Environment<\/em> published by MIS, British Council & Virtueel Platform (2010).<\/p>\n

Published May 2010<\/p>\n

Alice Angus<\/strong>, co-director of Proboscis, is an artist inspired by rethinking concepts and perceptions of landscape and human relationships to the land. Over the last six years she has been creating a body of art work exploring concepts proximity and remoteness, technology and presence, against the lived experience and local knowledge of a place. In 2003, Alice was the only non-Canadian to participate in the \ufb01rst\u00a0Artist in the Park<\/em> residency in Ivvavik National Park in the Northern Yukon, organised by Parks Canada.<\/p>\n

Giles Lane<\/strong> is an artist, researcher and teacher. He founded and is co-director of Proboscis, a non-profit creative studio based in London where, since 1994, he has led projects such as\u00a0Urban Tapestries<\/em>;\u00a0Snout<\/em>;\u00a0Mapping Perception<\/em>;\u00a0Experiencing Democracy<\/em>;\u00a0Everyday Archaeology<\/em>; and\u00a0Private Reveries, Public Spaces<\/em>. Giles is a Visiting Tutor on the MA Design Critical Practice at\u00a0Goldsmiths College<\/a> (University of London) and is a Research Associate of the Media and Communications Department at\u00a0London School of Economics<\/a>. Giles was elected a Fellow of the\u00a0Royal Society of Arts<\/a> in 2008 for his contribution to community development through creative practice.<\/p>\n

Orlagh Woods<\/strong> is an artist whose work explores how diverse people and communities engage with each other and their environment \u2013 how they connect, communicate and are perceived both through digital and non-digital means. She has been working with Proboscis since 2004 and also curates a professional development programme for British Asian theatre company, Tamasha, in London.<\/p>\n