Projects
CT Pocket
MAN-MADE
Publishing
Film as a Subversive Art
Hijack Reality
Home Sweet Home
Monologues
New Math
Q&A
The Moon
What’s Next?
Talks & events
Dispense and Connect
Inside the Industry
Memories Last Longer
than Things
Print Matters
Victorious Hermit
Pedagogy
What does it mean to be
ANTI-FRAGILE for GEN Z?
The Antifragile Classroom
Pleasure Activism and What
Can a Body Do?
The Long Table
Collective Joy in the
Classroom
ICA x Softlaunch:
Radical Play
About
Contact
Q&A
Hannah Perry
Artist
Hannah Perry … bio needs updating!
Who are you and what do you do for a living?
I am Hannah Perry and I am an artist
Do you trust yourself?
Sometimes
What came first? The chicken or the egg?
The dinosaur
What have you done since you woke up
this morning?
Made a mess in the studio, cleaned it up, listened to music,
exported a video, ate some ice cream and some toast,
listened to more music, downloaded some stuff and called
a cab because I am about to go an install a show
Where do you go when no-one is looking?
McDonalds
What is your earliest memory?
Jumping up and down naked on my parents’ bed
Please describe the place you are currently in,
or the view from your window?
I am in my warehouse in London, looking out of the
window wondering whether this rain is ever going
to stop
What do you like the look of?
Wet-look hair gel
Were you a popular child?
Yeah, but really shy
What sustains you?
Cigarettes mainly
Do you scare easy?
No, i think i have only really be scared once in my life.
I worry which is different
Who was the first cultural figure to influence you?
Dr Dre
Where is love?
I don’t know, if you find it let me know
What’s under your clothes?
A fatter version of me 1 year ago
Does Death scare you?
Not at all… at the moment
Do you subscribe to a particular belief?
Humanity and emotions, that is all
What two colours should never be seen?
That usually refers to clothes right. I nearly always
wear black because I have no idea about these things
What do you like most about fame and success?
The things that you produce existing in the world
after you don’t
Who did you spend last night with?
I went to a private view and met friends that I
haven’t seen for a while
What do you do for fun?
Chatting and dancing with friends and stimulating people.
What one thing would improve the quality
of your existence?
Having enough money to pay the rent on a more
regular basis
Why do you do what you do?
Its the only thing that would have me
If a tree falls down in a wood but no one
is there to hear it, does it make a noise?
Yes… no wait, no. I mean yes… or er no
What is your most marked characteristic?
Optimism apparently
What would you like to be better at?
Spelling, grammar organization and remembering
things — all the classic traits of a dyslexic person
What is your favourite smell?
Petrol
What is sexy?
Confidence mixed with kindness
How do you know when something is finished?
How can you let go of it?
Ah, the age-old ‘cooked’ or ‘over done’ debate.
Well, usually there is a deadline involved!
What is your favourite sound?
Bass
Do you collect anything? If so what?
I collect everything!
Which image do you keep returning too?
A photograph I took 7 years ago of an 8-year
old boy holding a weed leaf
What piece of music would you like played at
your funeral?
Juicy by Notorious BIG
Is life serious?
Only when you piss people off
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