GAYNOR PERRY
artist
Friday, 26 May 2023
Friday, 10 February 2023
The Old Ruins of Helen de Helen
Monday, 24 October 2022
Untangle
written, performed, produced & mixed by Gaynor Perry
I held you close, I let you go
Catching spiders in a glass
They mapped the contours of my face
During the night
While sleep washed my raven heart
Lily white
I held you dear
I let you disappear like dandelion seeds
On a single breath
It’s for the best
We were enmeshed
My life is small
It’s like a prayer
I’ll walk barefoot down to the sea
We toil, toil, toil, toil, toil
And then we will be free
So please untangle me
I held you close, I let you go
Watching spiders in a glass
I hope you found somewhere sublime
To spin your webs
And your heart is overflowing
With happiness
I held you dear
I let you disappear like diamond dust
Do you know where you are
In relation to the sun and the moon
And the earth
My life is small
It’s like a prayer
I’ll walk barefoot down to the sea
We toil, toil, toil, toil, toil
And then we will be free
When you untangle me
Current Releases
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
Artificial Intelligence
Film, photography & concept by Gaynor Perry
with
Grethe Mangala Jensen
&
Deborah Griffin
Music
written & performed by Gaynor Perry
produced & performed by Noko 440
Grethe enters a state of hypnagogic consciousness
as she drowses on the branch of a fallen laurel tree.
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Deborah Griffin |
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Grethe Mangala Jensen |
In these hours
(soh)
batteries and hazel eyes
Without careful aim
we're blown
without careful aim
we’re here now
(toad)
Albion drawn in the ground
with a gemstone
a coiled shell
You are young
unbelieving
To live or grow
like Turing
an opponent
(soh)
We're here
so grow
You are young
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Gaynor Perry |
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Norman Fisher-Jones aka Noko 440 |
The day after we finished filming I walked back to the location and discovered this animal spine (above) strewn across my path. On closer inspection it may be a badger spine. There were no other bones nearby. Naturally, I reflected on how it got there. Did a dog or a fox dig it up and drag it there? What a mysterious offering.
The imagery for this body of work began with a photograph of Grethe resting on the branch of a fallen laurel tree. And now I can see a vine climbing one of the limbs, on the right-hand side, looking quite spine-like.
While this strange and timely motif seems integral to the piece, I don't have an explanation. Other than the spirit in which we approached creating this. A profound sense of the sacred spaces of our landscape and nature within, perhaps resonated somehow in the labyrinthian old heart of the land.
Who knows.
Thanks for visiting!
Thursday, 7 July 2022
Her Ensemble ft. Bishi
I had the great pleasure of photographing Her Ensemble recently. Formed by violinist Ellie Consta, they are the UK's first women and non-binary string orchestra creating stunning performances. This one featuring wonderful Bishi with lighting design by Belinda Best.
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Lucía Polo Moreno |
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L-R Raye Harvey, Emma Oldfield, Sarah Daramy-Williams |
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L-R Coco Inman, Christine Anderson, Fran McGuinness Gilbert, Lucía Polo Moreno |
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L-R Coco Inman, Christine Anderson, Fran McGuinness Gilbert, Lucía Polo Moreno |
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L-R Kate Suthers, Coco Inman |
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Anne Denholm |
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Anne Denholm |
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Anne Denholm |
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Meera Priyanka Raja |
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L-R Ellie Consta, Sarah Daramy-Williams |
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Raye Harvey |
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Lucía Polo Moreno |
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Fran McGuinness Gilbert |
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L-R Christine Anderson, Fran McGuinness Gilbert, Lucía Polo Moreno, Meera Priyanka Raja, Maddie Cutter |
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Christine Anderson |
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Kate Suthers |
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L-R Emma Oldfield, Raye Harvey |
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L-R Emma Oldfield, Raye Harvey |
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Ellie Consta, Sarah Daramy-Williams |
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Bishi |
Nevertheless She Persisted
Village Underground
54 Holywell Lane
London
EC2A 3PQ
Saturday 2 July, 2022
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