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The Incredible Cinematography of Wasteland
Screening free at Alice Cinematheque on Wednesday 12 February at 6pm, this award-winning film tracks the development of a 2008 series of monumental photographic portraits made from trash. Called Pictures of Garbage they were created by artist Vik Muniz in collaboration with the garbage pickers who separate recyclable materials in Jardim Gramacho, a 321 acre open-air dump just outside Rio de Janiero.
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Senior curator
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū – one of New Zealand's foremost galleries, widely regarded for its innovative and engaging exhibition programme – is seeking a senior curator.
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When more really is more
Some artists pick up a pencil when beginning a work. Lionel Bawden picks up a bunch, then transforms them into gorgeously morphing honeycomb sculptures.
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Family Fun Day 15 February
I'm getting very excited as the day of the Burster Flipper Wobbler Dripper Spinner Stacker Shaker Maker exhibition opening draws near.
We've got some great things planned and here's a sneak preview of one of the activities. Spin Art involves highly sophisticated equipment and know how...
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old meets new
A self confessed letterpress enthusiast I really enjoy the qualities offered with handprinted books - the tactile quality of the printed metal type faces slightly embossed into the surface of the paper, it's something that digital technology would never have a part to play in or so I thought.
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Bettina
The lady on the left is Lady Bettina Drummond-Hay. She enjoys the style 'Lady' because her father is Robert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres.
