AN ODE TO PEG POWLER
Hazel Soper
Hazel Soper is a visual artist who uses video installation to explore ecofeminism and folklore, drawing threads from the past to the contemporary issues that women face.
Her work has been shown both nationally and internationally, including at NeMe, Limassol (2019); AIR Gallery, Altrincham (2018), the Baltic, Gateshead (2021) and most recently at her solo show at OUTPOST Gallery, Norwich, (2023).
She is also Lead Curator and Founder of Slop Projects, an arts organisation working to promote emerging contemporary art, whilst challenging inaccessibility of the arts sector in rural areas.
Her exhibition referenced the Tees-dwelling river witch Peg Powler and used the depictions of her as a gruesome hag as a catalyst for discussion around political issues of fertility, women’s bodily autonomy and access to life’s essential resources.
“From my conversations Hazel I gathered that there is always a new and different opportunity just around the corner for the development of a career as an arts practitioner."
Her exhibition referenced the Tees-dwelling river witch as a catalyst for discussion around political issues of fertility, women’s bodily autonomy and access to life’s essential resources.
sHE exploreS ecofeminism and folklore, drawing threads from the past to the contemporary issues that women face.
