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Hannah Perry (born 1984) is a British artist known for her work in installation,
sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...
, print and
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. She blends personal references with popular culture to create videos, sounds, images and objects.


Biography

Perry was born in
Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...
, England. She attended
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, University of London receiving a BFA in Fine Art in 2009. She went on to complete an M.A. in Fine Art at The Royal Academy of Arts in 2014. She currently lives and works in
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
.


Career

Perry's work is interdisciplinary, encompassing video, installation, sculpture, painting,
screen printing Screen printing is a printing technique where a mesh is used to transfer ink (or dye) onto a substrate, except in areas made impermeable to the ink by a blocking stencil. A blade or squeegee is moved across the screen in a "flood stroke ...
and
performance A performance is an act or process of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment. It is also defined as the action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function. Performance has evolved glo ...
. In 2011, she first gained recognition for her video performance as part of South London art collective LuckyPDF's TV project for
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. In 2014, a performance work called ''Deja Vu!'' was presented at the
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Park Nights, a performance collaboration where she brought together various creatives including composer
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and British poet Sam Riviere, with whom she continues to collaborate with. Her largest solo exhibition to date was ''Manual Labour'', held at Baltic centre for Contemporary Arts in June 2024, which featured an immersive environment comprising film, sculpture, print and sound. In October 2018, she also presented ''GUSH!'' at
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, London, which featured a sound-sculpture installation and 360 degree video. Perry presented another performance artwork during the exhibition in collaboration with musicians from the
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including Robert Ames and Oliver Coates and music producers Mica Levi and
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who played a live score soundtrack to the dance piece. Perry has participated in various group exhibitions alongside artists such as
Ed Atkins Ed Atkins (born 1982) is a British contemporary artist best known for his video art and poetry. He is currently based in Cophenhagen. Atkins lectures at University of Fine Arts Hamburg, in past at Goldsmiths College in London and has been referr ...
,
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, Ed Fornieles,
Shana Moulton Shana Moulton is a New York based media artist who explores contemporary anxieties through her filmic alter ego, Cynthia. Combining an unsettling, wry humor with a low-tech, Pop sensibility, Cynthia's interactions with the everyday world are both ...
,
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, Jon Rafman and Ryan Trecartin. Her work ''My Pharmaceuticals'' was featured in
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''Random Acts'' series in partnership with
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in 2016.


Work

Much of Perry's practice centres around themes of class and
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.
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and critic Jonathan Griffin described Perry's work as "messy, emotive" piece that combine material sourced from both online and her daily life. Perry blends these elements in videos, which she typically displays on monitors attached to sculptural installations, often supported by steel scaffolding poles beside hanging curtains of fabric or vinyl." Drawing from sources such as
psychotherapy Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of Psychology, psychological methods, particularly when based on regular Conversation, personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase hap ...
papers, narrative writing and her personal emails, Perry's video and installations explore several stereotypes typically associated with women, particularly those related to
female hysteria Female hysteria was once a common medical diagnosis for women. It was described as exhibiting a wide array of symptoms, including anxiety, shortness of breath, fainting, nervousness, exaggerated and impulsive sexual desire, insomnia, fluid ret ...
. She works with low-resolution imagery linked to femininity and hysteria, as well as
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and industrialism, and juxtaposing these with trance music and materials such as latex, mirrors and hair.


References


Further reading

* Thorne, Sam (13 April 2013) "In Focus: Hannah Perry" ''Frieze''. * * * Artsy Editors (17 February 2015) " Up and Coming: Mounting Her U.S. Debut, British Artist Hannah Perry Plays a Deconstructed Film to an L.A. Audience" ''Artsy.'' * *


External links


GUSH!
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Hannah Living people 1984 births 21st-century English women artists Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London Alumni of the Royal Academy Schools Artists from Chester English installation artists English performance artists English women sculptors British new media artists