Hannah Quinlivan

This work is part of Hannah Quinlivan’s 2025 solo exhibition, 'The Weight We Float Above'.

Says Quinlivan of this body of work, "Ripples spread outward from moments of impact, tracing how water meets rock and releases its energy. These movements collide and dissolve, carrying both immediacy and deep time. Years gather in each mark, water responding to surface, wind responding in turn. Heat shifts the drawing, sometimes carving inward, sometimes pulling outward. The work is shaped by continual exchange, never settling into a single state".

Hannah Quinlivan’s practice has been recognised for its skilful exploration of ideas around human movement, emotional cognition and time’s flowing passage. Through various methods of exploring line and form – via traditional drawing techniques and weaving methodologies using wire, adhesive tape or LED lighting – Hannah 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.