HS6 MENTORS
Over the three years (including lockdown) each HANDSHAKE 6 artist developed work with research, experimentation, material and concept explorations, resulting in many ideas and models that need fine-tuning and testing.
This development is experimental and had the support of a personal mentor who at scheduled times was available for hard-needed dialogue, discussions, questions, and feedback:
Antonia Boyle with mentor Hanna Hedman
Aphra Cheesman with mentor Lisa Walker
Nina van Duijnhoven with mentor Manuel Vilhena
Jack Hadley with mentor Karl Fritsch
Fran Leitch with mentor Iris Eichenberg
Nikki Perry with mentor Attai Chen
Amelia Rothwell with mentor Mah Rana
Mia Straka with mentor Manon van Kouswijk
Simon Swale with mentor Gabi Schillig
Susan Videler with mentor Iris Eichenberg
Michelle Wilkinson with mentor Catherine Truman
Macarena Bernal with mentor Monika Brugger
HS6 MENTORS
Over the three years (including lockdown) each HANDSHAKE 6 artist developed work with research, experimentation, material and concept explorations, resulting in many ideas and models that need fine-tuning and testing.
This development is experimental and had the support of a personal mentor who at scheduled times was available for hard-needed dialogue, discussions, questions, and feedback:
Antonia Boyle with mentor Hanna Hedman
Aphra Cheesman with mentor Lisa Walker
Nina van Duijnhoven with mentor Manuel Vilhena
Jack Hadley with mentor Karl Fritsch
Fran Leitch with mentor Iris Eichenberg
Nikki Perry with mentor Attai Chen
Amelia Rothwell with mentor Mah Rana
Mia Straka with mentor Manon van Kouswijk
Simon Swale with mentor Gabi Schillig
Susan Videler with mentor Iris Eichenberg
Michelle Wilkinson with mentor Catherine Truman
Macarena Bernal with mentor Monika Brugger
BLOG posts:
The third child!
Blyton, E. (1950). The Land of Far-beyond. p. 12 (Leaving lockdown!) The contents of my cupboards, wardrobe, drawers, and cabinets have never looked so neat, aligned, contained, and ordered; my control over an uncontrolled time. I sometimes randomly open one up and...
The Dream
'The dream' (written 10th April 2020) A few weeks back I had my first mentoring session with my mentor Iris via Zoom. A fabulous catch up (she told me exactly what I needed to hear, your work is good and It’s unique). It snowed and she showed me some of the academic...
Weaving words
Words can be used to create all sorts of pictures, yet the image I see most vividly, in this moment, when I think of words, is a net. I see the cord or thread and the knotting, simple or intricate patterns, holding ideas loosely in their arms. More than...
Limbo Land
Limbo land. For the first two weeks of lockdown I was in an odd state of mental paralysis. Partly as a result of an anxiety attack about the looming effects of Covid-19 a week before lockdown, and coming to terms with not travelling to Melbourne for my daughters 30th...
Isolation: direction, motivation, imperfection
I had my second catch up via skype with Lisa a few weeks ago. Unfortunately plans to meet in Wellington at the end of March had to be put on hold for obvious COVID-19 related reasons. I was disappointed not to be able to meet in person but we had a great chat and I...
Don’t think jewellery
Notes from communication with Monika Brugger May 7th, 2020 About the Kauri Gum bead neckalce: This she found the most interesting, I agree. She can interpret this one. It describes a cycle with many readings. Something everyone can relate too finding different...
Day 36 in solo lockdown
I have been up and down. A lot of my mood has had to do with the uncertainty, being in limbo, not knowing where I am going, what I will be doing. For a while I was to be able to put it to rest, happily going with the flow and dealing with it as it comes. Right now,...
Net Connections
My first interactions with Manon have been via email, introducing my practice with images and writing as the world closes borders and our bubbles cope as best we can behind closed doors.
We have contact
Photo of the aftermath. Maca Bernal- Monika Brugger. April 15th 2020, 9 am France, 7pm New Zealand. Handshake during Covid pandemic times........... I had my first meeting with Monika and this is what came out of it; Nothing is completely new, sometimes...
LOCKDOWN!!!
LOCKDOWN… What a difference a few weeks make. This is a crazy time…. Just struggling to get any perspective on life at the moment. At least we have art I suppose…. My MFA exhibition was meant to open, basically the day we went into lock down. It is still there in the...