PANIC! round two bursary presentations

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PANIC! Promoting an Artists’ Network in the Crisis is delighted to present here the artwork of its second round of bursary recipients.

The artists, all based in Leeds City Region, were awarded bursaries of either £1,000 or £5,000 to support the making of a new contemporary visual artwork or project.

The resulting artworks help us think through the psychological, social and cultural conditions we face today.

Discover the work of artists Abdullah Adekola, Tora Hed, Dave Peel, Emily Ryalls and Tammy Tsang below.

Discover their work

A group of people laying on the floor

Abdullah Adekola

Abdullah Adekola (he/him) is a Black British working-class writer and performer. He is interested in decolonisation, as well as alternative and healthy approaches to masculinity and mental ill-health recovery.

A still from Tora Hed's film Let it land, a photo from a low angle looking up at two dancing figures wearing red tops and navy trousers

Tora Hed

Tora Hed (she/her) is a Leeds-based choreographer and performer, originally from Sweden. Hed works across art forms and her practice focuses on collaborative processes, exploring the complexity of the body and themes around care.

A black and white photo of a bench in a park

Dave Peel

Dave Peel (they/them) grew up in Leeds, and recently returned after eight years in London. Mainly working under the pseudonym Erik Weisz, Peel’s work is often reflective of their experience of coming from a working class background and aims to invite open conversation about class.

A person wearing a gingham shirt looks at Tammy Tsang's installation with silver tinsel, a disco ball and yellow banners reading 'do not move'

Tammy Tsang

Tammy Tsang (she/her) is an interdisciplinary dance artist. Her work is informed by the intricacies of the human body. With a focus on her audience’s bodily experience, Tsang plays with sensory systems, tactility and tangibility.

A black and white photograph of a concrete structure with a person laying on top of it

Emily Ryalls

Emily Ryalls (she/her) is an artist based in Wakefield. Ryalls’ practice incorporates photography and performance, and explores collaborative approaches that facilitate co-production.