On Now
Coming into Being is a process of unfolding the hidden trauma from childhood.
It is about making conscious decisions fueled by unconscious processes.
It is the emergence of something unknown into the here and now, into the reality and presence of our being.
It is about being seen. It is the acknowledgement of the inner forces within ourselves wanting to come alive and heal, while still recognising and accepting the toll of internal suffering.
Trauma is not visible like deeply cut wounds; it is like a secret life living in us, often leading to a battle with life.
The artist has used her own story of discovery and transformation, photographically documented with the focus on movement and dance. Based on her own choreography in particular environments.
"Now I can be seen where I came from and who I am becoming now."
Images:
These photographic series have been taken over a period of more than forty years.
Agnes Niehorster, Untitled, photograph
Megan Blennerhassett, Untitled, photograph
Megan Blennerhassett, Untitled, photograph
Adele Arnold, Kotuku, photograph
Up Next
Small Print is a regular, travelling exhibition by members of the Print Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ), a national non-profit organisation that promotes fine art printmaking in New Zealand. PCANZ that seeks to raise the profile of printmaking in New Zealand.
Small Print is a collection of A4 prints that demonstrate printing methods such as woodcut, monoprint, aquatint, etching, drypoint and collagraph.
All works are available to purchase for $100.00
An additional exhibition Overlooked by artists and sisters Sian Cass, Gretchen Buwalda, Penny Cass is showing alongside Small Print
CONTACT
Website: www.printcouncil.nz
Instagram: @printcouncilnz
Facebook: Print Council Aotearoa New Zealand
Images
Small Print flyer
Print by Basia Smolonicki
Print by Hamish Macauley
Print by Sangeeta Bhagawati
Overlooked poster
This show explores ideas of migration as an earth right, belonging, the power of ancestral and new lands, and the connection between land and humanity.
There is an undisputed importance of boundaries for protecting people and their land from further colonization and conquering, as well as protecting the first people of the land—a people who universally are most connected to and respectful of the land. Simultaneously, humanity’s connection to the earth exists and is capable of flourishing regardless of boundaries and must exist in spite of consumerism, xenophobia, or a sense of strangeness.
When I am no longer where the land reared me, I will still walk dirt roads, feel grass beneath my feet, take breath from the trees and flowers, allow the strange to become familiar; and, in doing so, the ground will learn my name.
EVENTS
Closing night event
Saturday 30 May, 5 - 7 pm
CONTACT
Instagram: @abbiecalhounart
Art and Pain: Living with chronic pain through art, is a powerful and deeply personal exhibition by Mara Elwood. Through her work, Mara shares insights into living with chronic pain, offering both reflection and connection through creative expression.
Visitors are invited to contribute to a co-created art installation and try one of the techniques used in a daily year-long practice piece Mara will be exhibiting.
Mara is also using this exhibition as a fundraiser for Migraine Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand. All proceeds from sales of the show, including ceramic pieces, Amigurumi creatures, and upcycled canvas multimedia art will be donated to the foundation to support our advocacy work.
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Emily's solo exhibition of affordable, abstract collages is inspired by land and city scapes. Emily incorporates paper collage and mark making, using a minimal palette and repetition to build depth in her work.
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