Signing in

31 October 2020 — 13 November 2020 (Te Auaha Gallery, 65 Dixon Street, Wellington)

SIGNING IN presents the twelve emerging artists who have signed-up for a two-year commitment to HANDSHAKE 6. 

This group started in January 2020, initiating their creative processes with a masterclass from US based artist Iris Eichenberg. SIGNING IN reflects the participants’ work as a group since the start of their mentorship and marks the halfway point of their two-year journey. Here you will see an emphasis on process as much as ‘finished’ work, an opportunity to catch a glimpse of ideas in their nascent phase, with many options and opportunities yet to emerge.

The title SIGNING IN also gives a nod to this exceptional year of the coronavirus, and there is perhaps evidence of this in some of the work.

My work explores the permeability of the body. The threshold between the internal and the external body is explored through the use of bone as a material. The bone is combined with cellular patterns to create jewellery works that, when worn break the barrier of the body, bringing the internal to the external body.