ROAR! Galley, 55 Able Smith Street, Wellington City.
31st May – 16th June 2007. Show opens Thursday 31st May 5.30pm.
Translocator is artworks within artworks. On a macro level, the gallery will be an installation piece, a considered artwork in its own right. On a micro level, individual smaller artworks create the larger picture.
By taking a gallery space and filling it up with streams of consciousness I want to create a world in which to envelop visitors. Translocator will be a shift away from staid, formal, exhibition presentations. It will incorporate painting, drawing, video, and interactive elements. It will invite visitors to intimately engage with the space.
My artwork is characterised by the reckless approach I have towards making images; embracing mistakes and often intentionally ‘damaging’ the work in order to create unexpected results. I often choose art materials based on my lack of control over them and I rarely have any idea what I will end up with when I begin a new piece. Letting go of the process in this way helps me to create artworks which are streams of consciousness rather than formal considered designs.
Most of the works in Translocator are drawing based, mixed media pieces on paper. The materials used include old wallpaper, graph paper, coffee, tea, drawing inks, water colours, acrylic paint, wine stains, pencil, ball point pens, discarded packaging, street posters and printing inks.