Anna Burel (b. France 1985) is a London based artist working in drawing, collage, photography, sculpture and textiles. She completed a Master’s degree with Distinction in Fashion Cultures at University of the Arts London in 2011. She has exhibited in London and throughout Europe including the Barbican Arts Centre and Biagiotti Progetto Arte. She regularly takes part in residencies abroad.
Anna Burel’s work is an interrogation of the body and particularly the female body under medical scrutiny. Her practice is a study of human emotions, fears and desires that constitute the fabric of everyday life; looking into the banal to reveal the absurdity and beauty of the mind.
The works presented here are originally made in collage and then photographed, printed and transferred to give this result. They are part of series that offers a reflection on the blurred boundaries between sexual fantasy and reality in a society where pornography has become so abundant and mainstream.
She is currently working on a collaborative project entitled Conceiving Histories with literary expert Isabel Davis, senior lecturer at Birkbeck University, exploring the history of trying to conceive.
‘Mechanics’. Edition of 10. (Numbered and signed by the artist). Photo transfer. 32 x 25 cm. 2016. (Framed)
‘The Age of Reproduction’. Edition of 10. (Numbered and signed by the artist). Photo transfer. 25 x 32 cm. 2016. (Framed)
‘Slight Misunderstanding’. Edition of 10. (Numbered and signed by the artist). Photo transfer. 32 x 25 cm. 2016.
‘Bedtime stories’. Edition of 10. (Numbered and signed by the artist). Photo transfer. 25 x 32 cm. 2016.
