anna
bellinger
contemporary art exploring the human relationship with nature and the nature of being human
Anna Bellinger. UK. 1969.
My work explores the human relationship with nature, the nature of being human, and the disconnect and the stories that lie within. I use arboreal references, the human form, and found or repurposed objects in those explorations. I´m attracted to pattern and repetiton, and I enjoy humour - funny is important to me, but sometimes it comes from a dark place. I wonder a lot.
Currently working with acrylics and charcoal to bring human and arboreal forms together in a type of abstracted figuration (Wood for the Trees, Disconnect), I also work with found objects, photography, and installation to present sideways perspectives on the human legacy (Underfoot, Anthropocene, Invasive Species)
Born and brought up in the countryside of southeast England, I now live in Andalucía.
I have a BA (hons) degree in Textile Design.
All of these things inform my process and practice as an artist.
If you´d like to know more, this interview with ELT Footprint´s Daniel Barber goes a bit deeper into my motivations and process.
https://eltfootprint.org/interview-with-anna-bellinger/
Solo Exhibitions
2023 ' Wood for the Trees' El Cuartel del Mar, Chiclana
2019 ´Underfoot´ Casa de Los Toruños, El Puerto de Santa María
2019 ´Anthropocene´ Casa de Los Toruños, El Puerto de Santa María
2018 ´Underfoot´ Sala la Polaroid, San Fernando
Group exhibitions
2023 'Cádiz y su Provincia´ Marambay, Cádiz
2022 'Door to Door' - Art Aviso, Lite-Haus Galerie, Berlin
2022 ´Womart´ Casa Gato Librería / La Calabaza Mecánica, Rota
2021 ´3 x 3´ Centro Cultural ´Alfonso X El Sabio´, El Puerto de Santa María.
2020 ´al-Magrib´ - analogue photography exhibition, Sala la Polaroid, San Fernando.
2019 ´al-Magrib´ - III Festival de Fotografia Analógica – Ricardo Martín, Villanueva de la Serena