Vulnus(abilis), 2024, Photography printed on textile, tarlatan and reinforced bar
Liminal body, 2024, Dress and reinforced bar. Assemblage
Notes from Curator
Anna's work is a study of contrasts, playing with the tension between hard and soft materials - metal against fabric. In these works, hard objects that the artist has found on the streets of South Bermondsey are paired with delicate textiles that have been carefully woven together, creating a dialogue between strength and fragility. This interplay brings to light deeper themes, including the relationship between the masculine and feminine. By blending the rigidity of metal with the softness of lace, she portrays the dynamic balance of these forces, reflecting the porosity between. She seeks to harmonise the seemingly incompatible, crafting a space where opposing elements coexist and interact.
Anna Ill
Anna Ill (b.1990, Barcelona) is a visual artist based in London. She holds a MA in Art and Space from Kingston University (London, 2017) and a BA in Textile Art from Escola Massana (Barcelona, 2012-2014). Recently, her work has won the Acquisition Prize at the Contemporary Textile Art Biennial Contextile (Porto, 2024). She has been selected for the Textile Arts Center (New York, 2024) and the Sculpture Prize Antoni Vila Casas Foundation (Barcelona, 2024).
Her last solo show “A(r)mour" at L&B Gallery (Barcelona) won the Wittmore Prize 2023. In the same year, she participated at the Festival Embarrat at LoPardal (Lleida), and she received a special mention for the Ezequiel Biennial 2023. In 2022, she had a solo show at the Centre Cultural la Mercè (Girona) and she won the second prize of the Sculpture Prize Vila Casas Foundation in 2021.
Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including Greatorex (London, 2024), Wonzimer (L.A, 2023), Laterna Magica Museum (Copenhagen, 2023), MIVF (Nápoles, 2022), MLAC (Roma, 2021), Digital Art (Canada, 2021), Hangar (Barcelona, 2021), AllArtNow (Stockholm, 2021), Casal Solleric (Mallorca, 2021), Maison de la Catalanité (Perpignan, 2021), Sala Art Jove (Barcelona, 2020), Casa de Cultura (Girona, 2020), Musée Saa Farhat (Tunis, 2019), Incheon Art Platform (Seoul, 2018), Sala Parés (Barcelona, 2018), FAC Greco2 (Madrid, 2018), Kunstbygningen (Vrå, Denmark, 2017), Hala Stulecia (Poland, 2017), CēsixBrewey (Latvia, 2017), Museu Cardoso De Souza (Portugal, 2017), Spazio Culturale Antonio Ratti (Como, Italy 2016, Sensei Gallery (London, 2016) and Le Beroi of Montrouge (Paris, 2015).