Hannah Ranger

A Canadian, visual artist living and practicing in Farrellton, Québec.  Hannah's skills developed from being exposed, early in life, to dance and  visual art practices, at home, at school, and in the community. Artistic exploration  persisted, along side the study of anthropology in university. Having  experimented with different mediums and forms, through workshops, courses, work and personal practice, the introduction of felt making in 2010 led to a  professional practice as a textile artist. Hannah’s work has been supported by  le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the Canada Council for the Arts.

Statement:

In many cases, there is a comfort inherent in  the materiality of textile art. In my felted work, it is the animal and plant  materials that are combined and manipulated according to their physical  properties, that impart sensorial familiarity to the viewer. The result of  fusion and fibre migration, when combining different fibres in the felting  process, is an organic arrangement of line, texture, form and luminosity that  is viscerally inviting to our senses. Using natural, dyed fibres I compose colour and texture to evoke a sensation, a place, a moment. By interpreting landscapes, and natural  phenomena, my work seeks to give the viewer a sense of home, an experience of  recognizing our place in our bodies and in our landscapes. 

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 experience of the felt work and develop material for creating immersive environments in which we can enter the work.

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