SORREL MUGGRIDGE & LAURA NANNI

Sorrel Muggridge and Laura Nanni collaborate to create site-specific installations that investigate journey, distance, and translation of space; often through the process of walking.  Ms. Muggridge and Nanni propose a three-part project, “To trail isn’t always to follow behind”, composed of an installation, performance tour and a series of postcards.   The installation will be a narrative map as well as an abstract form which documents their journeys in Banff.  The performance will entail leading an unconventional walking tour of Banff based on intimate landmarks of Banff residents.  The performance will be a living cartography of Banff and will also be an adapted into an in-studio version.  The final element of their project consists of a postcard series recording the psycho-geographic walking and mapping processes used throughout the residency. The postcards used were mailed from Banff at some point in the last century and collected prior to the residency.

to see our progress over the residency have a look at our blog

www.sorrelandlaura.blogspot.com

Artists' biographies:

Sorrel Muggridge graduated with her Bachelor of Art degree in Contemporary Arts from Nottingham Trent University in 1998.  She has an interdisciplinary art practice, making performance, installations, public art projects and curating exhibitions.  Ms. Muggridge received funding support from the Arts Council of England, Angel Row Gallery, East Midlands Arts and from the City of Westminster Arts Council.  Her work is often site-specific, devised in response to the location examining links between humans and the landscape, the reciprocal pressures and influences, and the exchange that is constantly occurring.  She is currently based out of Nottingham, England.

Laura Nanni received her Bachelor of Art degree with Honors from the University of Toronto in 2003.  Based out of Toronto, Ms. Nanni is an interdisciplinary artist.  She has presented her art work at festivals, galleries and theatres across North America, and the UK including:  7a*11d International Festival of Performance Art, Koffler Gallery in Toronto, Galapagos Art Space in New York and Bonington Gallery in Nottingham, UK.  She has also curated a number of exhibitions in Toronto for the Mailbox Gallery in 2006 and has three exhibitions scheduled in 2007.