4 November – 21 December, opening Saturday 4 Nov, 2 pm
‘Proof of Concept’ is an exhibition at DEPOT Artspace , Devenport, Auckland that marks the halfway point in the journey of HANDSHAKE 8; a two-year professional development programme for 11 contemporary jewellers.
The Handshake programme sets the stage for exploration without parameters. The work showcases a diverse group, united by material play and conceptual insight.
The pieces presented as ‘proof of concept’ are an invitation to see ideas, processes, materials and makers very much still in development, and to help shape their future form.
Artist talks & Exhibition setup
READ the updated biographies of the HS8 artists
HS8 blogposts
of the matrilineal line;
This stone talisman was made in part of a deepening inquiry into matriarchal energy and matrilineal lines, embodiment and intuition. I explore this stone and others in varying ways, allowing instinct to guide me. I cleansed and blessed it in a stream on the land I...
Form follows material
In my previous post, ‘Pōhutukawa Play’, I was exploring surface treatments and finishes that I could achieve with the timber. The second part of the exercise given by my mentor, Neke Moa, was to go deeper into the material. Beyond the surface. It was time to explore...
LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD
As I look back at my works from our Proof of Concept exhibition as a beginning point to move forward, the prospect of a new beginning feels quite daunting. Yet, the more rational parts of me know there is much to discover if I can take that first step. From this...
HAUNTING
Our last workshop series with Estela has been spent learning to present our work electronically. We spent many weeks responding to her outrageously genius prompts. The results for me have been both painstaking, and pleasantly surprising at times. The prompt for this...