Marianna Simnett (b. 1986, London, UK) uses vivid and visceral means to explore the body as a site of transformation. In psychologically charged works that challenge both herself and the viewer, Simnett imagines radical new worlds filled with untamed thoughts, strange tales, and desires. Simnett’s work has been exhibited internationally in solo exhibitions at venues including: Société, Berlin (2022); Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (2019); Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich (2019); MMK, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt (2018); New Museum, New York (2018) and Zabludowicz Collection, London (2018). Selected group exhibitions include Chrysalis: The Butterfly Dream, Centre d’Art Contemporain Geneva (2023); The Milk of Dreams, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice (2022); Espressioni: The Epilogue, Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli-Turin (2022); and Prize of the Böttcherstraße, Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen (2022).  Simnett’s stage debut, a flute opera, will premiere at HAU2, Berlin in September 2023.