Hannon has lived in the same Halifax neighbourhood her whole life, observing buildings come and go. As people and neighbourhoods change, the memory of how things were is increasingly challenging to conjure (but no less loved). Citymouse examines the ways that we begin to mourn places and experiences before we’ve lost them.
Combining memoir elements, illustrated architectural spaces, portraits of loved ones and text, a story emerges that feels at once like a family album, time capsule, secret diary and a poem, reflecting the ebb and flow of her experiences straining to stay present while running in circles that bring constant reminders of the past. In other words, what it feels like to bloom where you were planted.

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Eleanor Hannon is an artist and writer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Since 2014 she has been drawing and taking photos daily, creating an archive of her personal life in relation to the ever-changing city around her. Lately, this approach has broadened to include curating and hosting art, literary and musical events at her café, Ramblers (est. 2021). Creating a space where artists can express themselves is an important part of her work and the documentation and posters she makes for these events have become another layer in her visual database. In 2024 she founded a community newsletter called The Ambler, which she self-publishes monthly.
Hannon's first book, Citymouse, will be released by Conundrum press in the spring of 2025. A vivid and emotional walk through her life in which her hometown of Halifax is also a character, Citymouse draws together her multi-disciplinary practice placing her personal archive in the palm of your hand. Eleanor Hannon was born in Halifax in 1995. She received a BFA from NSCAD in 2019 and has exhibited at Port Loggia Gallery, The Anna Leonowens, and Eyelevel galleries. She co-owns and operates Ramblers, where she has probably made you a cappuccino.