The keynote lecture from day two the conference 'New Voices: Sculpture & Literature', an illustrated discussion of the overlapping relationships between critical writing, experimental writing, editorship, performance, objects and staging in Black's practice and the practices of others they find compelling.
This artist's talk is a first-person account of the excitements and difficulties of developing and sustaining a practice that bridges art-making, art writing, and editorial work. It will trace Black's experiences across a span of contexts, from commercial publishing to international biennials, and consider the inspirations, relationships, and politics that anchor their practice across them all.
Hannah Black's multifaceted practice follows the contour of her education. She trained as a dancer then read English Literature at Cambridge; she went to film school then switched to an MFA in Art Writing at Goldsmiths, London; and in 2014 she completed the Whitney Independent Study Programme, New York. Her literary, critical and artistic interests are diverse, bridging object-making, installation, performance, experimental writing, essayism, editorsip, and activism. This artist's talk will explore the connection between those experiences and interests.