Engagement Commission Spike Island, Place Portrait

Place Portrait is a multimedia installation by Anna Haydock-Wilson in collaboration with Caitlin Dawkes, Holly Humphries, Ryan Convery-Moroney and Tsipora St. Clair Knights. The work explores Spike Island’s neighbourhood and includes interviews with local characters (both human and more-than-human), ambient sound, still and moving images, and found, reused and newly created materials.

Anna Haydock-Wilson connects people through participatory activities. She studied fine art and independent filmmaking in London, and recent exhibitions include Inhabited Spaces (2019), Centre of Gravity (2020) and Make Gallery Exeter (2021).

Caitlin Dawkes is an artist who is interested in exploring the (dis)comforting effect of art objects through tactile sculpture. Dawkes studied Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, UAL (2022) and recent exhibitions Horse Hospital (2022) and The Station (2022).

Holly Humphries is a Bristol-based artist who works with the themes of consumption and desire. She is part of East Bristol Contemporary and has exhibited at The Station (2022), St Anne’s House (2023) and The Arts Mansion (2023).

Ryan Convery-Moroney is a photographer and documentarist. He is interested in architecture, social structure, psychogeography and the multifaceted use of urban space and planning.

Tsipora St. Clair Knights is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the complexities of identity. She studied dance at Bath Spa and is a Board Member of Purple Moon Drama and Rising Arts Agency.

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