Hannah Perry

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Hannah Perry
Born (1984-09-14) 14 September 1984 (age 40)
Chester, England
Education Goldsmiths University (BFA, 2009)
Royal College of Art (M.A., 2014)
OccupationArtist
Movement Post-internet, performance art, sculpture, installation art

Hannah Perry (born 1984) is a British artist known for her work in installation, sculpture, print and video. [1] [2] She blends personal references with popular culture to create videos, sounds, images and objects. [3] [4] [5]

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Biography

Perry was born in Chester, England. [1] She attended Goldsmiths, University of London receiving a BFA in Fine Art in 2009. [6] She went on to complete an M.A. in Fine Art at The Royal Academy of Arts in 2014. [7] [8] She currently lives and works in London. [6] [9]

Career

Perry's work is interdisciplinary, encompassing video, installation, sculpture, painting, screen printing and performance. [6] In 2011, she first gained recognition for her video performance as part of South London art collective LuckyPDF's TV project for Frieze Art Fair. [10] [11] In 2014, a performance work called Deja Vu! was presented at the Serpentine Galleries Park Nights, a performance collaboration where she brought together various creatives including composer Mica Levi 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 Somerset House, London, [12] which featured a sound-sculpture installation and 360 degree video. Perry presented another performance artwork during the exhibition in collaboration with musicians from the London Contemporary Orchestra including Robert Ames and Oliver Coates and music producers Mica Levi and Coby Sey who played a live score soundtrack to the dance piece.[ citation needed ]

Perry has participated in various group exhibitions alongside artists such as Ed Atkins, Trisha Baga, Ed Fornieles, Shana Moulton, Takeshi Murata, Jon Rafman and Ryan Trecartin.[ citation needed ] Her work My Pharmaceuticals was featured in Channel 4 Random Acts series in partnership with Arts Council England in 2016. [13] [14]

Work

Much of Perry's practice centres around themes of class and gender. [15] Curator 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." [16] Drawing from sources such as psychotherapy 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. [17] [18] She works with low-resolution imagery linked to femininity and hysteria, as well as machismo and industrialism, and juxtaposing these with trance music and materials such as latex, mirrors and hair. [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mr Pharmaceuticals". frieze.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "In Focus: Hannah Perry". frieze.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Dazed (29 October 2015). "How to be a radical video artist". Dazed. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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  6. 1 2 3 Collection, Zabludowicz. "Zabludowicz Collection Invites: Hannah Perry - Exhibitions - Zabludowicz Collection". Zabludowicz Collection. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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  8. ↑ "Hannah Perry's "Viruses Worth Spreading" - Whitewall". Whitewall. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Hannah Perry – Daata Editions". daata-editions.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Up and Coming: Mounting Her U.S Debut, British Artist Hannah Perry Plays a Deconstructed Film to an L.A. Audience". Artsy. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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  12. ↑ "Hannah Perry: GUSH". Somerset House. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Mr Pharmaceuticals". frieze.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Random Acts - Mr Pharmaceuticals". Random Acts. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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