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Disruptive Landscapes: Contemporary Art from Japan
Quietly powerful and immersive video works revealing the politics behind our view of landscape.
John Vea: Ini Mini Mani Mou
Powerful new work examining the complexities of the immigration process in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Dear Shurrie
The art, influence and friendships of sculptor and teacher Francis Shurrock
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John Gibb Clearing up after Rain, Foot of Otira Gorge
From 1885 on, Scottish painter John Gibb took repeated sketching trips to Ōtira Gorge, a destination advertised in daily newspapers as offering “The Grandest Scenery in the World”. Travelling to Ōtira from Ōtautahi Christchurch at the time was quite an undertaking: a train journey to Tawera Springfield was followed by a jolting stagecoach trip through the Bealey district and Arthur’s Pass, and the accommodation options on arrival were basic. The horse-drawn travelling party pictured here had crossed Kā Tiritiri-o-te-moana Southern Alps, but were yet some hundred kilometres from their journey’s end at Hokitika on Te Tai Poutini West Coast.
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil (from August 2024)
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John Gibb Bottle Lake
Bottle Lake appears revealed at Gibb’s favoured time of day, when the sun is low on the horizon and the sky is luminous with colour. On a boat in the lake some eeling is underway. Sunlight streams across the landscape, softly striking clouds and treetops, while the grass at the water’s edge is absolutely radiant in streaks of vivid green. The scene is highly detailed and the eye is encouraged to linger on the seductive serenity Gibb has provided.
(Endless Light, 29 June 2019 – 8 March 2020)
