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Painting (MA)

Hanne Peeraer

Hanne Peeraer (b. 1998) is a Belgian artist who grew up in Italy and is currently based in London. She obtained her BA(Hons) in Fine Art, Painting, at Wimbledon College of Arts. Her work has been exhibited in the UK, Belgium, and France. In 2021, she received a grant from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and was selected for Bloomberg New Contemporaries.

Degree Details

School of Arts & HumanitiesPainting (MA)

Show Location: Battersea campus: Painting Building, First floor

Hanne Peeraer-statement

When I was 7, my father gave me a book of “Magic-Eye Pictures”. He said that if I managed to blur my vision just the right amount, a shape would suddenly pop out of the pictures, as if in 3D. After hours of trying, I finally saw a big shark appear from a pattern of blue and yellow shapes. And then suddenly, it was gone again. Over the years, I kept coming back to this magical book and its hypnotic optical secrets. Fifteen years later, my artistic practice continues to build on this puzzle of magical wonder and scientific reasoning. 

To make sure my puzzle includes both realms, I search for its pieces in my gut and in my brain. Lately they have turned out to be mental images from my favourite novels, the physics of light, the history of labyrinths, sacred geometry and origami, and my dreams. I turn these into objects, using materials in which I can infuse my images. This includes things like plaster that partially absorbs each layer of paint, or translucent paper that catches and reflects the light. They become fossils of a familiar yet alien nature, repeatedly asking encoded questions with answers that are never really there.

Hum, pencil, sponge and water on paper
Hum, pencil, sponge and water on paper
Hum (detail 2)

Medium:

pencil, sponge and water on paper

Size:

120 x 200 cm
Buzz
Buzz (detail 1)

Medium:

pencil, sponge and water on paper

Size:

110 x 110 cm
X-O-A-V
X-O-A-Vpencil and ink on jesmonite, 19 x 22 cm, 2022
Light
Lightwatercolour and pencil on jesmonite, 18 x 21 cm, 2022.
Moonbow VI
Moonbow VIpencil and ink on jesmonite, 19 x 24 cm, 2022
Ice
Icewatercolour on jesmonite, 23 x 18 cm, 2022
The Park
The Parkink and gouache on jesmonite, 18 x 18 cm, 2022
Install shots, media item 1
Install shots, media item 2
Install shots, media item 3

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation