Sonia Boyce: Feeling Her Way

Feeling Her Way by Sonia Boyce OBE RA was commissioned by the British Council for the 59^th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, 2022. The installation combines video, collage, music and sculpture to present a body of work that centres around the vocal experimentation of five Black female musicians. Featuring Jacqui Dankworth MBE, Poppy Ajudha, Sofia Jernberg, Tanita Tikaram, and composer Errollyn Wallen, these intergenerational musicians were brought together by Boyce at Abbey Road Studios in London and Atlantis Studios in Stockholm to improvise, interact and play with their voices. Colour-tinted videos works take centre stage among tessellating wallpapers, created by Boyce, and golden 3-D geometric structures, which immerse the audience in the work through their highly reflective surfaces. Feeling Her Way won the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at La Biennale di Venezia 2022.

The exhibition is supported by Art Fund and Henry Moore Foundation, Leeds City Council and Arts Council England.

Image: Artist Sonia Boyce standing in the exhibition Feeling Her Way, 2022. British Pavilion – La Biennale di Venezia 2022. Image by Cristiano Corte © British Council