Our new video talks about the temporary and public artworks installed in Christchurch and Auckland as a part of the 6th SCAPE events.
Watch it below and don’t forget to tell us what you thought of the 6th SCAPE!
We spoke to SCAPE artist Darryn George about the 6th SCAPE, now that many of the planned events are completed, for his thoughts on how it went, and what role SCAPE may play in the redevelopment of Christchurch city.
Darryn George has been exhibiting regularly since he graduated with a Fine Arts Degree from Canterbury University in 1993. The Lambs’ Book of Life (Folder Wall) was both a painting and a sculpture on an enormous scale.
Previously designed for the former Government Life Tower Building in Cathedral Square, Darryn George’s revised work enveloped the newly exposed western wall of the Christchurch Civic Offices, formerly obscured by the St Elmo Courts Building.
George’s design was based upon an internal view of a filing cabinet drawer with the receding label tabs of suspended folders seen as a metaphor for the function of records and registers in Christian theology. The work brought a fresh sense of hope into an increasingly busy section of the central city.
Read his interview below!
We spoke to Art Space Executive Director and SCAPE Curatorial Group Convenor, Dr Blair French about the 6th SCAPE, now that many of the planned events are completed, for his thoughts on how it went, and what role SCAPE may play in the redevelopment of Christchurch city.
Read his interview below!
Many of the planned events for the 6th SCAPE have finished. How do you feel?
To be honest I think it’s hard to go past a simple sense of relief that we’ve collectively managed to realize as many artist projects as we have at this point given the extraordinary circumstances. There’s obviously some pride to be felt in that also, but mostly I’m happy for everyone more intimately involved in the realization of the works – the teams of people putting them together, some at a time when their own living and working situations had been so complicated (to put it mildly) by the earthquakes; the artists in particular; and the viewers of the works who animate them in their own way.
I’m very glad that we’ve been able to continue adapting to and working through new circumstances in order to fulfill our own commitments both to the artists involved in SCAPE and the Christchurch community.
Canterbury-based professional visual artists have the opportunity to spend twelve weeks at the renowned Artspace Visual Arts Centre in Sydney!
The inaugural SCAPE Christchurch /Artspace Sydney residency will take place from August to November 2012.
Survey on the 6th SCAPE 2011 (You could win movie tickets!)
No Comments | Oct 18 2011 |SCAPE_Editor
We would appreciate you taking the time to fill in our SCAPE survey! You could win one of two prizes of two adult movie tickets to Hoyts!
Join the artist and creator Ash Keating this Thursday (8 September) for a discussion regarding the public response to his Gardensity project, focusing in particular on forms of participation via the interactive project website www.gardensity.co.nz
Thursday 8 September, 6.00 – 8.00pm, DL Lecture Theatre (access via D Block Quad), CPIT. Free entry.
Gardensity, by Ash Keating, is installed in the Christchurch Art Gallery forecourt and will be on display until 16th October.
What’s Gardensity about?
Gardensity proposes one future vision for inner-city living in Christchurch.
It is a contemporary art + architecture + media collaboration in response to Christchurch City Council’s ‘Project: Central City’ – a pre earthquakes city plan to increase the population living in Christchurch’s central city core, from less than 8,000 , to more than 30,000 living within the Four Avenues by 2026.
Public Programmes, ranging from discussion panels, artist talks and children’s activities, are offered as part of the 6th SCAPE Christchurch Biennial of Art in Public Space.
We encourage you to check them out!
Many of the activities are free, and some have a small admission fee. You can see full details of the public programme here.
Ash Keating standing in from of Gardensity. Image credit: Sharon Blance
The Art & Industry Biennial Trust proudly launched the 6th SCAPE Christchurch Biennial of Art in Public Space in Christchurch on Sunday just minutes before a major snow flurry hit the city.
After nine months of re-thinking and re-scheduling due to the Christchurch earthquakes, the opening was not just a celebration of new art for Christchurch, but a celebration of the fortitude and persistence of the artists, their partners in industry and the SCAPE team.
SCAPE would not be possible without the extraordinary collaboration between SCAPE artists and Christchurch Industry partners.
Ash Keating Gardensity in collaboration with Dorian Farr, Patrick Gavin, Chris Toovey and David Campbell
Ash Keating (second right) with sponsors (from left to right) Anthony Leighs of Leighs Construction, Peter Inder of Signtech, and Andrew Walker of Portabuild. Image credit: Sharon Blance
SCAPE Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Auction: Do you know how to bid?
No Comments | Aug 4 2011 |SCAPE_Editor
Have you ever been to an art auction? Do you know how to bid?
The SCAPE Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Auction is on this weekend, Saturday August 6th.
It is an unprecedented opportunity to purchase works by some of the world’s most highly regarded contemporary artists – and to support the future of SCAPE artworks and programmes.
All people wanting to bid need to complete a registration card at the viewing or on auction night.
SCAPE Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Auction Update: Anu Lehtonen.
No Comments | Aug 4 2011 |SCAPE_Editor
Anu Lehtonen, “Aesthetic Resistance”, 2011.
Anu Lehtonen, “Aesthetic Resistance”, 2011.
Mixed media on printed poster measuring 594mm x 420mm
Image courtesy of the Artist.