Anna Perach: A Leap of Sympathy Exhibition Launch with 5.30pm performance

Join us for the launch of our newest exhibition with Anna Perach with an exclusive performance at 5.30pm.

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.

The sculptures will be activated in two live performances during the event , at 5.30pm and 6.30pm (this booking is for the 5.30pm performance), and on other dates during the exhibition. Due to limited capacity at East Gallery (approximately 30 people per performance) please arrive early should you wish to see a performance.

Images courtesy of the artist.

Performers:

Laima Leyton- Composer and artist

Jody Deschutter- Sound assistant

Luigi Ambrosio- Choreographer

Maria Sole Montacci- Performer