Grace Hannell United Kingdom
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Grace Hannell is a photographer and writer based in Bristol but hailing from South Wales, her main bodies of work focus on heritage and personal experiences in places of importance, as well as exploring other’s relationships with place, nature and folklore.

Grace's main bodies of work focus on heritage and personal experiences in places of importance, as well as exploring other’s relationships with place, nature and folklore. She works slowly, using film where possible. Grace also enjoys exploring the importance of nature, especially within the context of walking through British landscapes. Nature also lends itself to her other favourite subject – folklore and its practices. Britain is rich in folklore practices, rituals, dances and song, often giving us a platform to experience the natural seasons and drawing attention to the importance of experiencing joy in the small things, in the act of being alive. As a photographer Grace stands in between a documentary style and a more interpretive approach to hopefully create work which is thought provoking but also beautiful, highlighting the relationship between the landscape and the photographer, the camera and the dancer, or the subject and their sense of place.

Artwork

Every Leaf Has Its Autumn , Photography, 2017

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Natural Strength , Photography, 2019-2020

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Dawns! , Photography, 2024 - Present

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Projects and exhibitions

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Feet in the Water

06/01/2025 — ongoing

Grace Hannell and Natalie Finch are photographers who both love to explore the British landscape, folklore and the human connection with the environment. Feet In the Water is a collection of images from Grace’s ongoing folk dancing series, and Nat’s exploration of the British tide line. Both photographers focus on movement in different but...

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Bristol Folk House, Bristol Details

Also Artists

01/11/2024 — 07/01/2024

This exhibition showcased more than 80 distinctive pieces created by 43 members of the Royal West of England Academy staff body - 07 November 2023 - 07 January 2024

Royal West of England Academy, Bristol Details

Everywoman

01/02/2020 — 31/03/2020

PHRAME Wales x National Assembly of Wales (Y Senedd) in celebration of International Women’s Day. February – March 2020.

Y Senned (National Assembly of Wales), Cardiff Details
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