I am joined by two UK-based artists Hannah Lees and May Hands. The two have recently undertaken their second collaborative project together, titled ‘Self can shade off into otherness gradually’. The project was held at VOLT gallery, run by Devonshire Collective in Eastbourne.

Hannah Lees investigates ideas of cycles, constancy and mortality; the sense that things come to an end and the potential for new beginnings. This constancy, be it in religion, science, history or in organic matter, is visible in her practice through her attempts to make sense of and recognise traces of life. Traditional processes, materials and rituals are often reworked to explore how ideas and beliefs can live, die and be reborn across times and cultures.

May Hands explores how our relationship with materiality shapes our understanding of the world. She documents and collects observations of the world around her through traditional craft-based techniques and the collecting and reinterpreting of objects. Reflecting upon seasonal cycles, sensuality and the inherently curated aspect of our everyday consumptions, her work questions how society constructs and articulates value and desire.

Links

Volt Gallery: https://www.devonshirecollective.co.uk/about/exhibitions-at-volt

Devonshire Collective: https://www.devonshirecollective.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/devonshirecollective/

Hannah and May:

https://www.instagram.com/hannahjlees/

https://www.instagram.com/may_hands/

Collective Ending: https://www.collectivending.com/

https://www.instagram.com/collectivending/

Green screen refrigerator action Mark Leckey: https://markleckey.com/IMGs-2010

Primitive Technology - send to May. can she share a video of the person making cordage. Funny that they are often men

man on YouTube - video of him making a furnace and also cordage

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