WELCOME TO HANDSHAKE 4
The HS4 two-year (2017-2018) recruitment programme focused on experimentation and exhibiting, demonstrated through a development programme that included coaching, mentoring, and masterclasses.
Dutch artist and educator Ruudt Peters selected twelve NZ jewellery mentees and their mentors from an open call. The programme started with a Masterclass led by Estonian artist Tanel Veenre, who came to New Zealand. He introduced innovative methods of presenting artworks and ideas.
Exhibitions were held at Pah Homestead in Auckland in October 2017, at Toi Poneke in Wellington during the International Festival of The Arts in March 2018, and at Corban Estate Arts Centre during Auckland Art Week in October 2018. Furthermore, an online exhibition was featured on the HS4 HandShake website.
NEWS & BLOG
Polarities
The magic in life's about polarities- without light there's no shadow. I've been thinking about our up-coming show Polarity and the kind of work I want to make given the nature of the space, the installation plan and the title of the group show. The idea of...
a dusty bookshelf and a bus ride
I have been a bit quiet on this blog and it is only to my dismay that I found a whole set of blog entries that I had compiled in my google docs but alas forgot to publish… was it a secret anxiety that stopped me from posting these thoughts, revelations and rants?...
Extincted
On Saturday night, Dave and I went to this show. Dave had seen a poster and we knew we both admired the artist's work, having seen it adorn the streets of Wellington since we first moved here in 2007. Being the middle-class, middle-aged sticklers for promptness that...
Love – Passion – Jewellery
A Week of Indulgence “Unpacking the Language of Things” 12/13 April 2018 organised by Sian van Dyk, Curator at The Dowse, Lower Hutt “NO FILTER” 9 - 15 April 2018 organised by Occupational Artists, Wellington On the world scale of events it would be a micro-particle...
Pareidolia
Some people see the Virgin Mary in a piece of toast. I see a face in a piece of saddle leather.
The Language of Things
Blog 24 April 20th Arrived back from Sydney and got stuck into some gold-leafing for a show some members of Occupation: Artist are putting on for No Filter. The group decided to support the Dowse who are putting on a fantastic Symposium on April 12-13th. We...
A busman’s holiday…Sydney
Blog 23 April 12th The trip to Sydnay marked the culmination of a work that has been in progress since December 1st 2017. The R Matrix was made in response to the theme of the current Sydney Biennale, Superposition, a complex theory drawn from quantum mechanics. The...
Artists as Collectors
Great to have Liesbeth den Besten in New Zealand again and to hear her talk about Artists as Collectors. I was especially interested in the work of one of the artists she spoke about – Hanne Darboven, a German conceptual artist who accumulated a vast collection of...
march
does contemporary jewelry need to be conceptual?
echo echo
The show at Toi Poneke was adventurous and lived up to the title of PROCESS…
London Stock
I've had this project in mind for a while now and think that it might be what I will concentrate on for the next few months. The project is at the very very early stages but it's based on London Stock brick. For more information on London Stock brick, see this link...
Lines of Intent, Toi Poneke
One of the highlights of the Toi Poneke 'Process' show was the Masterclass with Lauren Kalman. This was a chance for a master contemporary jeweller to assess our work and offer new insights into our practice. The critique confirmed my interest in the gestural object...