Simryn Gill

Simryn Gill turns the overlooked details of daily life into a fertile ground for artistic inquiry, weaving sculpture, photography, text, and experimental printmaking into reflections on the poetic and political potential of the ordinary. Her work demonstrates a nuanced awareness of art-making as a deeply personal, intellectual, and socially engaged process. Through her explorations, Gill brings into focus the historical, political, and natural forces that shape and influence people and communities across generations. Gill approaches art-making as both a personal and cerebral process, using juxtaposition and reconfiguration of objects to highlight the poetic and historical resonance embedded in the ordinary. Her method often emphasizes simplicity and restraint, allowing materials to speak through texture, placement, and relational connections. By focusing on the residue of daily life, Gill creates works that reveal the layered forces—historical, political, and natural—that shape human experience and collective memory. She treats her materials as collaborators, allowing form and context to emerge organically through attentive observation and interaction. Through this process, Gill’s practice encourages a quiet yet profound engagement with the world, drawing attention to the overlooked, fostering reflection, and revealing the subtle relationships between people, objects, and their environments. ...