by Nina van Duijnhoven | Apr 27, 2021 | Handshake6, Nina van Duijnhoven
For the Nelson CHAINReaction show I played around with several ideas but I wasn’t happy … they were just not right, they were lacking…. Lacking what I didn’t know, I couldn’t put my finger on it… they were just a bit meh… a bit average, contrived… I didn’t feel...
by Aphra Cheesman | Apr 24, 2021 | Aphra Cheesman, Handshake6
Nelson Jewellery Week looked fantastic from a far! If only the trans-Tasman bubble had opened just a few weeks earlier. The CHAINreaction exhibition, in particular, was wonderful to be involved in – at least my work made it over when I couldn’t!...
by Simon Swale | Apr 9, 2021 | Handshake6, Simon Swale
Do you ever walk across this Earth, hearing the sound of your steps upon the ground, and wonder- am I really here? Do you sometimes hold your hand up to your face and ask- is this really me?
by Nikki Perry | Apr 7, 2021 | Handshake6, Nikki Perry
Scrambling to finish the ‘connection’ to my neighbour for CHAINreaction, Handshakes at the Refinery show in Nelson. I had used a ‘found’ piece of copper and stripped it down to make a rather tiny link and Attai asked me • why round? • how do you move from one material...
by Nikki Perry | Apr 5, 2021 | Handshake6, Nikki Perry
Catching up again. Now I’m in February. And preparing for CHAINreaction exhibition. The Handshakers had a casual get together over Zoom and shared what we were working on. I was stunned it was February already and was feeling the pressure building over the imminent...
by Mia Straka | Apr 5, 2021 | Exhibition, Handshake6, Mia Straka
Dear Blog, Firstly, apologies I have been slack on posting since our Handshake6 exhibition in October/November last year. My life has settled with a new home since then and this is my commitment that I will be better! Before moving forward I want to share my...
by Nikki Perry | Apr 5, 2021 | Handshake6, Nikki Perry
Attai and I talked about the Te Auaha show. We talked about Covid. And family. And artists. We talked about holding on to work. Prioritising making money over work and finding a way to make it work. Oh the forever elusive balance. We talked about the upcoming chain....
by Nikki Perry | Apr 5, 2021 | Handshake6, Nikki Perry
Looking back. Catching up. Just a few months behind. October 2020, my partner and I drove down to Wellington, with jewellery, rolls of paper and other paraphernalia for our Handshake 6 ‘process’ show. It was magic to be on the open road, going somewhere. We stopped...
by admin | Apr 4, 2021 | Curation, News
Exhibition & ‘HS Archival Moments’ exhibits 27 March – 17 April 2021 The Refinery ArtSpace, 114 Hardy Street, Nelson, NZ CHAINreaction celebrates 10 years of the HANDSHAKE project. 49 artists who have been directly and indirectly associated with the project...
by Aphra Cheesman | Apr 2, 2021 | Aphra Cheesman, Handshake6
I’ve always loved chairs. Especially chairs like these… For a while now, I’ve been photographing chairs that I find on the street (if only I had the space to collect the objects themselves!). Used, worn and broken, these are objects that have lived their lives...
