Hannah Quinlivan

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

Says Quinlivan of this work, “Born from uncertainty, this work values reflection over speed. It offers space to pause, to question inherited responses. Light and shadow become tools for reconsideration. The work does not rush toward resolution. It waits for another way to appear".

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 – 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.