'Moment' forms part of Hana’s Simulacrum series, which explores the shifting nature of perception and the fragmented ways we experience ourselves and others. Painted in oil across an assembled sculptural wooden surface, reaching hands and overlapping figures fracture and realign as the viewer moves around the work.

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At its centre is a simple human gesture: the attempt to reach another person. Yet the image never fully resolves. Bodies, reflections and perspectives overlap, creating a tension between connection and separation, intimacy and distance. The work considers how our perception of others is never fixed or complete, but assembled through partial viewpoints and fleeting moments of connection.

Emily Hana is a British Australian artist based in London, whose practice sits at the intersection of painting and sculpture. Working with oil on assembled reclaimed wood, she creates fragmented, three dimensional compositions exploring human connection, identity and perception. Playing with perspective, her works shift as the viewer moves around them, reflecting the idea that our understanding of ourselves and others is never singular or fixed.

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Hana’s recent solo exhibitions include Simulacrum at Red Eight Gallery and The Hugging Machine at Cicek Gallery, both in London in 2025. Her work has been exhibited internationally and selected for the Royal Society of British Artists’ Rising Stars exhibitions and the Dubel prize.

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