Welcome February Artist-in-Residence: Gregory Hatch!

With a background in art history and a passion for personal narrative ritual, Gregory Hatch is a fiber and performance artist who explores how pattern, texture, and material sit within our memory (individual and collective). Born and raised in Akron, Ohio and currently living in Cleveland, his work explores the nature of desire, obsession, voyeurism, and longing. Recently his practice returned to using narrative and storytelling as a way of sharing a personal history.

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My current work explores the nature of desire, obsession, voyeurism, and longing and returns to using narrative and storytelling as a way of sharing a personal history. I draw on past experiences and use the lens of my own fantasy world to present these constructed narratives.

The compositions and costumes from my performances are created from handmade felt, a material that exist in-between processed textiles and their animal source.

My work is looking to explore how people satisfy their compulsions/desires and enjoy themselves. I use archetypes from folklore and mythology to convey the mental and emotional state of mind I was in during these experiences and the transformation of place and identity I felt from being involved.