This exhibition is now closed
Marie Shannon's sound work contemplates love, loss, and the longing for emotional connection across distance.
'The Aachen Faxes' are a series of letters sent by New Zealand artist Julian Dashper to his partner Marie Shannon while he was artist in residence in Aachen, Germany, in 1995. (Aachen, he said, 'has the same feeling as Hamilton, except older'.) Excerpts from Dashper's letters are reproduced on the walls of the car park elevator, while the soundtrack features Shannon reading from them, over cello music improvised by Dashper's brother Mark. The Aachen Faxes, Christchurch remix explores the nature of communication in a long-term relationship. It's a work about love, loss, and the longing for emotional connection across distance
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Date:
Ongoing -
Curator:
Lara Strongman -
Exhibition number:
1005
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Julian Dashper remembered
Tena koe,
In August this year Marie Shannon sent out an invite to some folks to write a memoir about Julian Dashper, the final text would be sent to Matthew Deleget of Minus Space, NY, and included in an exhibition honouring the first year of Julian's passing.
Marie and Matt have kindly agreed to let me add my text to our blog, I hope it might bring some memories of your own about our friend to the fore ...
Cheers, Nathan