Hannah Ranger

A Canadianvisual artist, currently residing and practicing in Farrellton, Québec,Hannah's artistic journey began with early exposure to dance and visual arts invarious settings, including home, school, and the community. Alongside heruniversity studies in anthropology, she continued to explore different mediumsand forms through workshops, courses, and personal practice. In 2010, theintroduction of felt making marked a significant turning point, propelling herinto a professional practice as a textile artist. Her award-winning work hasbeen part of numerous exhibits and solo shows. Notably, Hannah's artisticendeavors have received support from, le Conseil des arts et des lettresdu Québec and the Canada Council for the Arts.

Statement:

In my felted work, it is the animaland plant materials that, when combined and manipulated according to theirphysical properties, impart an organic arrangement of line, texture, form, andluminosity to the work that is inviting to our senses. High contrasts, details and relief, arecreated by layering coloured wool and resist materials, then revealed bycarving the surface of the felt. Silk gauze imbedded in light layers of finewool is used to create translucent elements. Materials such as flax and heavyweight handmade paper are used, adding sculptural rigidity to the felt.

Merging craft, fine art, and designinto visceral works, I use fibers to invoke a natural, basic sensibility ofconnection and awareness, shaped by relationship, memory, place, and space.

Work in Progress

Ancient practices, Eternal Tendencies and New Technology

To research historic and current immersive design and media art applications and create related fibre works from 05/21 to 03/22

with thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts for their support on this project.

Here are a couple of clips from a collaboration in progress with filmmaker, Joseph Wenkoff and sound artist, Latak. Using soundscapes and specialized lenses to capture an intimate experience of the fibres and locations within the felted pieces, we hope to create an experience of jouneying through a strange yet familiar, alternate landscape. By using the digital medium, we capture an otherwise impossible view of the felt work and develop material for creating immersive environments in which we can experience the fiber intimitely.

visceral materials

Journey

Art Beyond Borders 2021/22

As part of PAF's programming related to artists + artmaking from a distance during COVID.

With thanks to the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais for their support for this project.

Lissa Cowan interview with Hannah Ranger, for Art Beyond Borders:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nFugBTvcGk