GAYNOR PERRY: 2022

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.

Deborah Griffin

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

Gaynor Perry

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.

Digby - farewell to this ethereal boy who departed for his next great adventure a month after taking this photo.

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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.