Ana Beatriz Fernandes : Memory of a Non-Place
Gazelli Art House Window Project
March 21st – April 8th, 2016
Closing Party 8th April 6pm – 8pm
Ana Beatriz Fernandes, recent graduate from the University of Lisbon, Portugal is announced as the winner of the March 2016 Gazelli Art House Window Project.
Selected amongst applicants from various art institutions responding to an open call, Ana Beatriz Fernandes is the third artist to display her work on the Gazelli Art House Window Project since its new concept – where MA/post-graduate students are invited to display their works on the gallery’s frontage, providing an opportunity for graduate talents and emerging artists to present a body of work on a quarterly basis on the Dover Street gallery’s window space for the duration of 3 weeks. Ana Beatriz Fernandes marks the inniative by the gallery to extend the invitation beyond the UK to encompass MA/post-graduate students from Europe and the U.S.
A panel selection served as an independent committee comprising of Art Critic Julia Langbein, and collector Leslie O’Neil. This quarter’s winner Ana Beatriz Fernandes, presents a projection of five images onto an oscillating translucent veil on the first floor windows of the gallery. Conveying movement as the fabric swings, the projected photographic images taken from a series of drawings entitled Memory of a non-place, feature a collection of non-referential imagery which guide the audience through a journey where traditional notions of time and identity are no longer present. Visually conveying the sea, Memory of a non-place blurs these boundaries, to create an uncanny feeling of familiarity.
About the Window Project:
Since its introduction during the London Olympics in 2012, the Window Project has established itself as a significant platform for artists to display site-specific works on the windows of the gallery. In its new format, Gazelli Art House will give an opportunity for graduate talents to expose a body of work in an allocated space within the gallery with its own street frontage, as well as the windows of the first floor. Supporting the next generation of artists is something that has been of great importance to the gallery.
For this project, the gallery will provide Ana Beatriz Fernandes with full artistic ownership of the window spaces, with a grant to cover materials, and costs.
About The Artist
Ana Beatriz Fernandes holds a Master in Painting from the Faculty of Fine-Arts, University of Lisbon, Portugal and a Degree in Graphic Design from the Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Based in London, Fernandes expresses and executes her ideas through a variety of mediums, including drawing, photography and painting. Her work explores a myriad of themes, such as identity, memory and time.
Selection Panel
The Independent Panel committee changes on a quarterly basis, and encompasses high profile art world figures including writers, critics, collectors, and curators.
This quarter’s panel:
Art Critic and Writer Julia Langbein, holds a Ph.D in Art History from the University of Chicago and is a regular contributor to Artforum.
Leslie O’Niel -Private Collector.
