Dani F. Hughes is a multidisciplinary artist based in the Midwest whose practice explores themes of resilience and environmental consciousness—often through the lens of rural landscapes and domestic rituals. Drawing from her upbringing in Michigan, she works with analog photography, found materials, and handcrafted processes to trace the emotional and material residue of "place," all framed by the natural world.
Through installations, photographs, and other time-based media, she examines both natural phenomena and human impact on ecosystems of the Great Lakes region within the context of climate change. Dani constructs quiet, contemplative spaces, often through folkloric storytelling; where the domestic and the wild meet, where memory settles into soil, and where the act of looking becomes a form of preservation.
Dani is currently a Studio Art MFA candidate, as well as a Photography lecturer, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Through installations, photographs, and other time-based media, she examines both natural phenomena and human impact on ecosystems of the Great Lakes region within the context of climate change. Dani constructs quiet, contemplative spaces, often through folkloric storytelling; where the domestic and the wild meet, where memory settles into soil, and where the act of looking becomes a form of preservation.
Dani is currently a Studio Art MFA candidate, as well as a Photography lecturer, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
