Hannah Quinlivan

Hannah Quinlivan’s practice has been recognised for its skilful exploration of ideas around human movement, emotional cognition and time’s flowing passage.

Says Quinlvan of this work, "This work holds the moment when time fractures. Everything pauses, while everything accelerates. Inner rhythms lose their alignment with the world beyond the skin. Wire and shadow trace this dissonance, echoing water rushing across altered ground. From this break, a new rhythm begins to form".

Through various methods of exploring line and form – via traditional drawing techniques and weaving methodologies using wire, adhesive tape or LED lighting – Quinlivan challenges the way we expect line to operate and be presented. Her work is experiential not only in its physicality but also through a range of conceptual connections, using repetition, ephemerality and the interplay of light and shadow to open up discussions around pressing contemporary topics. Hannah’s constantly evolving practice gives her work an organic, living quality that creates an immersive experience for the viewer.