Anna Perach: A Leap of Sympathy Exhibition performance

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London-based artist Anna Perach (b. 1985, Zaporizhzhia) presents A Leap of Sympathy, an exhibition inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s Gothic fiction The Tales of Hoffmann. Perach’s bold wearable sculptures blur the boundaries between the beautiful and the grotesque, the ornamental and the uncanny. Using a traditional tufting technique, she reimagines archetypal figures as hybrid forms, challenging myths surrounding gender and identity and art and craft. At the centre of the exhibition are two large-scale feminine sculptures: one brought to life by a live performer, while the other operates as a clockwork automaton.

Images courtesy of the artist.

Performers:

Laima Leyton- Composer and artist

Jody Deschutter- Sound assistant

Luigi Ambrosio- Choreographer

Maria Sole Montacci- Performer

Host or Publisher Norwich University of the Arts