Hughes, Diane

15/09/2009

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Diane Hughes is an artist whose work focuses on memory and commemoration, on the plinth she wants to remind people of those who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. To do this she will attatching red pieces of cloth to mesh that is help up by two poles. She is worried about how she will feel after her time on the plinth since it is an emotional experience. She has not always been an artist since her father didn't want her to go to art school when she was young. After raising a family she did a degree at the Open University followed by a masters. She says she is lucky enough that she doesn't need to earn a living from the art and so she enjoys being able to do it purely for her own pleasure but is hoping to open an exhibition on horses soon. She has a very happy family life with her husband and two daughters and some grandchildren. She thinks that her family will be pleased with her going up on to the plinth since they enjoy her art.