To view and purchase please CLICK HERE TESSA AYLING-GUHL GEIST Geist is an intimate body of photographic portraits by Tessa Ayling-Guhl. Largely untranslatable from German, the term Geist contains the English meanings of ghost, spirit, mind, and intellect in one – and in so doing encapsulates a person’s essence, the elemental quality of the body as well as its fallibility. The title is a fitting tribute to the subject of the images – the visionary artist, dancer and choreographer Douglas Wright (1956-2018). Born in Tuakau in the Waikato in 1956, Wright began his career as a dancer with Auckland-based Limbs Dance Company in the early 1980s. He went on to spend time in New York with the Paul Taylor Company, and in London...
Weathering is the process of wearing by long exposure to the atmosphere—the destruction and creation of landscapes by the long passage of geological time. Weathering is an exploration of these natural processes that shape the landscapes around us, told through the medium of film photography - itself an example of exposure facilitating creation. These photographic works serve as an alternative, and an accompaniment, to Flo Isaacs’ scientific research into the same subject. Weathering gives great weight to the idea that art and science are two sides of the same coin, different approaches to make sense of the world we live in. Flo Isaacs is a photographer based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Flo uses the medium of film photography to engage with...
George TurnerVishmi HelaratneRobbie MotionDayle PalfreymanTobias AllenBouquet is a group exhibition that brings together a variety of artists all currently based and practicing in Pōneke. With a mixture of mediums, Bouquet presents a diverse collection of art spanning across painting, sculpture, video and new media works with each artist discussing ideas of identity through their own individual perspectives. laden with cultural, environment and political lenses, bouquet aims to showcase some of this city's young artists.
The term 'Potter's Field' is given to land used as a common grave for the unclaimed or unknown, a name that could also be given to a taxidermist’s freezer. Using our anthropomorphic connection to taxidermy, Antoinette Ratcliffe’s Potter’s Field opens up a dialogue around the relationships between people, the land and wildlife, using only ethically sourced specimens. Artist bio Antoinette completed her Master of Arts at The School of Media Arts (Wintec) in 2011. She began learning taxidermy in 2015, and introduced the media into her artwork the following year. Antoinette is a committee member of the Australasian Institute of Anatomical Sciences, and has been a member of the New Zealand Taxidermy Association since 2015, attending workshops taken by World Taxidermy...
Nicholas Burry is a painter based in Wellington, creating from an independent studio practice. His work has a preoccupation with the isolated figure, wandering exiles and trespassers. At times tersely ironic, often highly sentimental. This particular offering comprises paintings drawing upon different fascinations and observations from the past year. The show is not strictly thematic, more eclectic in its approach. The artist sincerely hopes you enjoy the show and thanks you for your time. The following is a supplementary text for your reading pleasure Nicholas Burry: I’m sorry I’m late, I'm almost never late, I really pride myself on punctuality, I think it's important, it's a recognition of someone else's reality. Ghost (Device): Is that so?NB: Well it's about a...
