about

Susan Slann lives and works from her studio in Little Fransham, between Dereham and Swaffham in mid Norfolk.. She studied for her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Leeds and also obtained a teaching degree from The university of Huddersfield. Her work is varied, and experimental and she is always striving to find new ways to express herself and the fundamental emotions we can all connect with. Having moved recently from North Yorkshire, she now takes inspiration from the beautiful Norfolk landscape and wildlife.
As a painter and printmaker, the physical process of transformation has always been a significant part of my practise. The physical properties of paint or materials used, and the the way they adapt or change as the transformation takes place, creating a sense of spontaneous aesthetic balance. The creative act becomes part of how the work is interpreted, and there is a collaboration between the artists' intention and a sense of chance.

The intangible notion of re-capturing a memory, a fleeting image which is visualised in the mind's eye was the intention in the series series of paintings, ‘Birds in Wallpaper’, adding and subtracting detail according to how we feel at the time we created it. Memories distort or fade with time, or hide behind other memories which are then papered over, only to be revealed through a scraping or peeling away of the layers. The idea of capturing fleeting memories and using physical metaphors to represent people of places in the past, is a recurring theme in my work. The blackbird has a particularly poignant personal significance and has returned to my work on many occasions.



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