Hannah James from Bristol begins her residency at Standpoint
Hannah will be with us until the 31st of September, with a public presentation of work in progress on the 22nd-23rd September. More details to follow.
Hannah James’ practice is primarily concerned with the experience of an artwork. Her practice strives to describe the process of actively engaging with an object. Space, and the way in which the viewer approaches and inhabits it, is a central concern.
Work is made in response to the specifics of site, often existing in a succinct and minimal form. Image and object are positioned as antagonists; the work oscillates between the two and three dimensional, repeatedly undermining and challenging one with the other.
The mise en scene, which encompasses all components staged within a space and the manner with which they are composed, is considered as an important reference point. Frames and partial viewpoints are utilised within the installations, through which new scenes are glimpsed beyond. Constructed space is employed as a device within which screens act as tools to both frame, display and blockade – allowing a disruption of function and meaning for the audience.
