Join Beth Torrance-Hetherington and Sofia Roger Williams for kōrero with artists and creative types from the wide art world of Tāmaki Makaurau and beyond!
E whai ake nei, coming up on the first (!!) Various Artists of 2024!
Liam chats to Keciano Tiufuva about his new solo exhibition opening tomorrow at Wheke Fortress.
Frances speaks to Pauline Autet of Contemporary HUM about their current Boosted campaign.
She'll also speak with photographer Kate van der Drift about Water Marks, currently on show at 23 locations around Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Nestled within the Hauraki Plains, runs the Piako Awa – a large tidal river rich with bird life, saltwater, sediment, farm run-off, bacteria and algae. Kate van der Drift’s Water Marks are photographic works that engage with the awa and are currently displayed digitally in public places across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
These photographs are the result of 'river exposures' – a process created by the artist that involves submerging large format negatives into the river for a 2-4 week period. Each work captures a unique interaction between the film emulsion and the environment of the Piako.
To hear more about the works, Frances caught up with artist Kate van der Drift.
It has been a year (well, sort of) since various artists came to air on bFM. It sounds like a bad record name, but because this is our last week of various artists for the year we're taking you through the ‘Best Of Various Artists’. Whakarongo mei nei!
The winner of the 2023 Portage Ceramics awards has recently been announced as Jino Jeong, for his work Celestial Thread: A Tapestry of Sunshine and Spiderwebs.
Jino is a Tāmaki Makaurau based ceramicist, who was born in Seoul and studied ceramics at Kyonggi University in South Korea.
The pieces in Celestial Thread were praised for their meticulously crafted forms defining volume through lines in space.
Frances had a chat to Jino to learn more about his entry.
Coming up at the Small Rave exhibition space at 74 Karangahape Road, artist, DJ and Splore co-founder Jamie Larnach is showcasing his exhibition ‘How we Human’.
This goes into his unique world view and perception of how we live as humans, elaborating on themes of consciousness, quantum physics and individual definitions of reality.
Over at the ArtPaper HQ on Lorne Street, painter Isabella Dampney is showcasing a mixture of the work she made during her masters and in the few months after.
The show, titled Going Commando goes between various themes, circulated around Isabella's childhood and the pieces of media that informed it.
That’ll be opening next week. Liam had a chat with her about the exhibition and more.
Liam has a chat with Isabella Dampney about her exhibition opening at the ArtPaper HQ next Friday.
They also have a chat with Lance Fepulea’i about the Skypirates and friends exhibition opening tonight at their space in orningside.
Frances speaks to Creative New Zealand’s Tracey Monastra and Dr James Wenley about New Mirrors: strengthening arts and culture media for Aotearoa New Zealand, a qualitative study based on insights from 52 interviews with arts and media professionals.
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