Room: Four Acres Bar
Based in London, Eve De Haan’s portfolio is replete with neon artworks, each sharing a different story, thought or catchphrase through short snippets of text. It’s an approach that developed out of her theology degree, where she realised encapsulating narratives through the written word was the best way to evoke collective emotions in an audience. Neon has allowed her to explore “how malleable definitions of words and phrases can be.”
Using archival images of the Four Acres site for Speak Easy and Bar Art, De Haan hopes her work will bring about a positive reflection and while exploring how neon as a medium has the ability to change the meaning of a word.
Neon & photography, unique
2022
Eve De Haan
Selected Exhibition & Awards History
- 2021Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk, Canada Place, London
- 2021Focus on the Female, Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London
- 2021Destination, Black in Carnaby, London
- 2020Text Me When You Get Home, Billboard Campaign in London
- 2018She Bends, USA Tour
Artist info
Eve De Haan is a young London based artist with an incredible appetite for creativity. Her degree in Theology has informed and influenced her work, developing a strong body of installations which examine concepts of change and the imprint technology is having on youth culture.
De Hann takes inspiration from her everyday experiences and she describes her practice as consolidating her thoughts and putting them out into the world. It’s through this avenue that she shares personal narratives, telling us that “expressing my experiences is part of my form of storytelling. While her work only shares a short part of a story, she sees them as tantalising beginnings that allow the viewer “to complete the story themselves.” On why it’s important to have this kind of connection with her audience, she adds: “I believe storytelling expands the imagination.” Storytelling, she continues, “is a way of carrying culture. I feel it is a vital part of my creative practice. Everything you create is a story, from beginning to end.”
She has exhibited in Europe and the U.S in iconic galleries such as the Saatchi gallery and the Museum of Neon in LA. She was recently invited to lead on an Instagram Live for Tate London. She has had billboards in London, created artwork for Nike & been featured in major publications.