It was a cheery evening and some work sold, and more still in the process of being sold and some good feedback/reviews, from other artists, two written informal ones below...
"I loved her show, especially the oak gall work, but also, with all the work, something about being able to move into the creative space very easily with only the most subtle of cues and gestures, I felt like I could tap into it but also be in a space of unknown - how does she do that?! Amazing artist, thank you Anna"
"her beautiful sensitive work yesterday
We had a marvellous day .........the evening was the healing and beauty of the day for all of us
Please do thank Anna for letting me buy her work I have it up in front of me already here. Tell her I will treasure it and take it with me when we go back down to ..... valley"
Many people spoke of the connection to the work which they felt viscerally, which feels quite an unusual response, but also makes sense due to the work and how it is created.
Anna's words for exhibition
Originating from my early exposure to improvised dance in Shallal, I am fascinated by
fleeting moments of meeting and how improvised movement can be traced, transcribed,
and expressed through various mediums, whether its poured out onto a surface or
captured and distorted in video, drawings, and photographs, all while preserving the
essence of gesture. I view the abstraction of the body through different media as an
exploration of the indescribable sensations and connections to one’s own body that arise
during improvised movement.
I frequently explore perspectives of space: the internal and external facets of improvised
movement as perceived and experienced in and on the body. The internal aspect
encompasses the limitations of our flexibility and our preferred movement pathways,
while the external encompasses the physical boundaries of rooms, buildings, and
landscapes.
Visually, these themes are conveyed through minimal works that emphasise line,
exploring how line exists and can be extracted from the body. It represents the
ambiguous interplay of movement and stillness. This contradiction and multiplicity of line
remains continuously elusive and intriguing. In photographic or video works, there is an
element of distance and a sense of removal from the event offering a stilled experience of
embodied action. The combination of these elements creates an embodied use of line
alongside a detached visual record, highlighting the complexity and duality of authentic
movement.
Some of the works in this exhibition are part of a larger series “The Fragility of
Connection’. This series engages with the dynamics of the body’s internal and external
facets as a vehicle to explore ideas of isolation and detachment from one’s physicality.
@anna__sophronia
Title & price List
from the door
1. Connecting Forms £150
2. The Fragility of Connection I £30
3. The Fragility of Connection II £30
4. Woven £45
5. Two Forms £50
6. The Fragility of Connection III £45
7. Suspended I (Oak gall, onion skin and avocado ink) £50
8. Suspended II (onion skin and avocado ink) £45
9. Suspended III (Oak gall ink) £45
10. The Fragility of Connection IV £30
11. In flight (Oak gall ink on dyed avocado canvas) £65 sold
12. The Fragility of Connection V £55
13. The Fragility of Connection VI £80
14. The Fragility of Connection VII £70
15. The Fragility of Connection VIII £80
16. The Fragility of Connection VIIII £70
17. The Fragility of Connection X £80
18. Green and Gold (Not for sale)
19. Weighted £95
20. The Fragility of Connection XI £40
21. The Fragility of Connection XII £40
22. Landscape (Oak gall ink) £60
23. Still life £60
24. Untitled (Oak gall ink on dyed avocado canvas) £90
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