Anna Church

Anna Church utilizes a process self-identified as Sculptography; a hybridized practice in which she sculpts/builds/constructs forms from an array of surprising elements to then be captured in a photograph. In her most recent projects, Church has recently further expanded into use of new materials and technical advances by printing onto linen fabric.

As a 2021 Smokestack Quarterly artist participant, Church decided to take the opportunity to launch herself into a new direction. Describing her relation to the content, technical process, and production of Less Noise Please, she shares:

Creating this piece has taken me on a much needed development journey. I wanted to use this opportunity as a stepping stone for the direction and creation of my next series…and I must say, I’m pretty thrilled with the result!…[Less Noise Please] is about the collaboration between structure and organic matter, and how they can work in harmony if given the space to do so. I’d like to think that this piece [offers] a portal into tranquility; to see two worlds co-existing in a small space without friction or dominance.

Anna Church’s work is held in many private and corporate permanent collections internationally, including those in New York, Miami, London, Amsterdam, Toronto, and New Zealand. She is currently based in Toronto, ON.