I have an obsession with collecting the unseen and discarded from my daily domestic life and surroundings. I find possibility in these materials and transform them into precious, wearable pieces. In their new form, they speak to those who recognise traces of their history, touching on domesticity, gender, consumerism, and self-prescription through colour-coding.
I am looking to HS6 to help me navigate my post-study making with more clarity and refine my research.
Attai Chen is my mentor as recommended by the committee. He was only a video away, and I found many parallels in his approach so I’m very excited to be his mentee.
Nikki Perry‘s posts:
Celebrations and observations
I started this blog back in July. It was a big month of social activity because I turned 60. It was such a thrill to go to a music gig...the 40th Anniversary of Flying Nun at the Auckland Town Hall with thousands of people and a couple of restaurant celebrations. Good...
June delights
Now we are six. Looking back at the month of June. Big month. The magic cortisone injection into the shoulder took place early June. It took a couple of weeks to settle down, but it enabled me to get some sleep, and reduce my painkiller intake. Estela Saez...
Slim Pickings
Looking back through my diary to see what I’ve been doing...here goes...now May. I had nothing to show Attai this month. The debilitating shoulder is ongoing. Deeply frustrating and a much more social month as a consequence, catching up with fellow HS6’s and family....
Cremation of a Pearl
Looking back through my diary to see what I’ve been doing...here goes...back in April. I tripped up the stairs and hurt my shoulder. The aching was so bad and it was finally diagnosed as a frozen shoulder through ultrasound and have been getting treatment twice a week...
Nikki Perry‘s images:
Possum (headlights), 2019, series tg Silver, Plastic. 84mm x 20mm (brooches)
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Wobble, 2017 tg Silver, Plastic, Elastic. 102mm x 102mm x 42mm H (brooch)
See, 2017 tg Silver, Plastic, Silicon. 75mm x 75mm (brooch)
Swirl, 2016 Stg Silver, Plastic. 166mm x 132mm
