My Summary for Our exhibit - Consonance

Taken from the Individual reflective document but pretty much covers how I felt about how our exhibition went and what could be improved in future:

To conclude, the exhibition opening night and the planning and organisation of the event went successfully. The opening night had an impressive turnout of guests resulting in good exposure for the work. In hindsight things that could’ve improved the exhibit were: looking at a means to cover the entire boards with black cloth (front and back) so that they looked sleeker, more activity in terms of promoting the second and third day of the exhibit and updating the Facebook page frequently, and perhaps more preparation for methods of display styles such as hanging the work and making sure work is completed in advance of promotional material. Overall I felt we adapted our display well to the venue, and also considered the use space for the guests and foot traffic to accommodate.

External Exhibit 'Jealous Saboteurs' - Francis Upritchard

This is an overview - there is a more in-depth review in my critical reports on exhibitions:

This exhibit was hosted in the Wellington City Gallery. The Exhibit is primarily sculptural involving themes of ambiguity, with inspiration drawing from the utopian rhetoric of post-1960s counterculture, high modernist futurism and the twisted dreams of social exiles, millenarians, and survivalists.

Space:

This artist is exhibiting a large body of work spanning over 20 years of her career, therefore a large space is required to display these works with ample room for viewing and strictly no touching. In this way the City Gallery space suited the sheer amount of work. The work was well lit in white-cube oriented spaces, however it was separated into four different rooms which I felt made the flow a bit confusing. In addition, the signage for the work was not very obvious, the work was quite varied which meant occasionally I was unsure if it was all the same artist’s work or not, and I had to look out for text implying the creator of the work.

Art:

The exhibition contained an impressive body of work from Upritchard. Despite my discomfort about the space I was quite taken by the sculptural work and concepts, some of which contained quite strong metaphorical themes. Some felt eclectic, like an explorer’s collection of trophies or discovered items, another felt like tomb jars and the belongings of a mummy. In a way these were very different from the initial statues I saw in the first room with the jester-like sculptures, and other somewhat creepy figures. The explanation on both the wall and pamphlet discusses the artist’s implication of her works representing ambiguity through the figures possibly being either ‘wise men or imbeciles, from past, present, or future. Have they transcended history or been discarded by it?’ Upon looking at the sculptures I definitely picked up on this thematic, through the posture, faces and colouration of the work.

Candybalism Overview + photos

An exhibition held at a house in Roseneath, a suburb with an upmarket appearance, which was an interesting contrast to the theme of the exhibit. On arrival, guests were to descend a short flight of concrete steps that were lit by candles in jars, this helped to create an atmosphere as if they are about to step into a ritual. The house was separated into three sections for guests to observe throughout the evening: the tattoo parlour area at the front, the kitchen with a bench and table set up for food and drink in the middle/main area, and a dining room overlooking the sea, which could be closed off depending on activity.

Here are some photos from the exhibition. There is a more in depth review of it in my critical reports for the exhibitions:

Promo material

Table ritual

Tattoo artist preparing work

Playscape overview & photos

This exhibition was held in a studio on Victoria Street. The exhibition was designed in a way that once you enter you are immediately involved in a tactile experience from the doorway: from the sports balls wrapped in material hanging from the ceiling, to the walls covered in textured material and slime covering a kitchen sink/bench. In the background, fun keyboard music was being played, along with colourful lighting around the room, making it almost feel like a party was going on.

Here are some photos from the exhibit, I have written about this exhibit in more depth in my critical reports for the exhibits:

projectors and jelly pearls

jelly pearls and letters

tactile wall with materials

entrance

Promo material

More photos opening night & Pamphlet overview

Just some photos that show the amount of people and crowd engagement. There are plenty more on the Opening night invite page here: Consonance Exhibition - opening night

There is also a Facebook page for the exhibit but it doesn't contain photos from the opening here

Also food and bookmaking table:

And a view of how the pamphlet for the event looks and functions. Photos for reference:

Final images & Opening night

Here's some photos I took of the display layout before the opening night started. Overall the opening was successful. We had quite a few attendees and people actively engaged with us and about the artwork  and event installation. People also liked the venue choice and felt it was suitable for the theme we had chosen to go with. 

Finished pieces

Work on the display

Sayydah's pieces ( + Gin)

Lilly's pieces (sculptures on plinth also)

Gin's pieces

Roberta's pieces

Me & work

Fourth Work 'Something Disposable'

Here's the image for my fourth work 'Something Disposable':

Description:

Something Disposable: The image shows Amy as she begins feeling unsafe around Nick, looking wary herself, and almost trying to hide beneath the bath water. In both ‘Strange Activities’ and ‘Something Disposable’ the characters are alone and vulnerable, showing the distance between them.