“Humorous, slightly self-deprecating and otherworldly, these hands are both metaphor and animus—a stand-in for the monstrous feminine and shape-shifting figure.” - Sharon Arnold
APRIL reading and exhibition by Sarah Galvin
“This solo reading featured art inspired by Zhang’s work, including an installation by Hannah Patterson called “Cushion Cuts,” a glass box in which peach halves, roses and a chameleon rested (to varying degrees, the lizard being more lively than the roses) on an infinity mirror.”-Sarah Galvin
Material Girls City Arts Seattle
“At Interstitial in Georgetown, Hannah Patterson tackles a similar subject with a different approach and similar candy-and-powder-puff palette. The centerpiece of the exhibit is the 15-minute digital film Wish You Were Her. It opens on a dimly lit jungle swampscape, a hothouse filled with fleurs du mal. The film set is lined with bouquets of pink bleeding-heart flowers flanking a dank, misting pool. Fog rises from the cauldron, curling around the vegetation. At intervals figures make darting appearances: A black, glittery forearm like a sock-puppet serpent emerges, flops around for a moment, then vanishes.” -Amanda Manitach
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