Sidsel Meineche Hansen

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Born1981 (age 4445)
AwardsTurner Prize, 2020
Sidsel Meineche Hansen
Born1981 (age 4445)
Known forInstallation, Film, Image, Photography, Sculpture, VR and AR.
AwardsTurner Prize, 2020

Sidsel Meineche Hansen (born 1981, Denmark) is a visual artist based in London.[1]

Their work explores "virtual and robotic bodies and their relationship to human labour within the gaming, pornographic and tech-industries", and includes pieces in materials as varied as wood, clay, metal, wood cuts, textiles, CGI animation and video.[2][3] They were one of ten artists selected for the £10,000 bursary which was awarded in lieu of the usual Turner Prize in 2020, as the judges adapted the prize in light of impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.[4][5][6] The other recipients were Arika, Liz Johnson Artur, Oreet Ashery, Shawanda Corbett, Jamie Crewe, Sean Edwards, Ima-Abasi Okon, Imran Perretta and Alberta Whittle.[7][8] Hansen was selected for "innovative use of VR and AR" in the shows An Artist's Guide to Stop Being An Artist (2019) and Welcome to End-Used City (2019).[4]

Selected works and exhibitions

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