Artist statement
I am engaged in a conceptual, research focused contemporary jewellery practice, frequently exploring philosophical and political themes in my making. Much of my practice is therefore located outside of the studio and I frequently employ less conventional, industrial techniques and processes as a means of responding to the contemporary milieu.
Bio
Simon Marcus Swale is an artist, designer and educator based in Ōtepoti Dunedin. In 2020 Simon completed a Master of Fine Arts at the Dunedin School of Art. Pieces from this work won both a Marzee Prize at the International Graduate show, and the jewellery section at the ECC New Zealand Craft Design Awards. Simon was a participant of Handshake6, mentored by the Berlin based artist Gabi Schillig.
La Notte /The Night: Love, Longing and Loneliness in the Age of Isolation.
Recent workshops with Estella have been challenging , but opened up so many new avenues for work and thinking; being asked to create moving image is new (to us all i think!) but the opportunity to develop refinements and multiple iterations resulted in surprising...
new beginnings, new challenges…
Thanks to Estela Saez for pushing us into some new and unexpected directions...
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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?
“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold”
CHAINreaction has been a really nice chance to focus on connections, community and solidarity, and to applaud the legacy of the Handshake project and all Peter and Hilda have given over the last ten years- I am so disappointed not to be there to share in the...
Simon Swale‘s art works:
