Hannah Lees (b. 1983, Kent, UK. Lives and works in Margate, UK) investigates ideas of cycles, constancy and mortality; the sense that things come to an end and the potential for new beginnings. This constancy, be it in religion, science, history or in organic matter, is visible in her practice through her attempts to make sense of and recognise traces of life. Traditional processes, materials and rituals are often reworked to explore how ideas and beliefs can live, die and be reborn across times and Cultures.
May Hands (b.1990, Brighton, UK. Lives and works in Folkestone, UK) explores how our relationship with materiality shapes our understanding of the world. She documents and collects observations of the world around her through traditional craft-based techniques and the collecting and reinterpreting of objects. Reflecting upon seasonal cycles, sensuality and the inherently curated aspect of our everyday consumptions, her work questions how society constructs and articulates value and desire.
Amanprit Sandhu is a curator and educator living in East Sussex. She is a Senior Lecturer on the BA Fine Art programme at Chelsea College of Arts. She has an abiding interest in how residencies afford and support new ways of working, thinking, and being for artists, cultural workers and organisations alike. Previous roles include working as the Residencies and Public Programme Curator at Camden Art Centre in London and Curator at Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridgeshire. Most recently she was curator in residence at UAL's Chelsea Space, London where she presented the work of composer, musician and artist Raven Chacon, inviting Chacon to be in residence himself at the end of her time there.