贬墨苍腻迟辞谤别 - Jamie TeHeuheu鈥檚 Te Kore I (detail) Ink on plastic, fluorescent light, 200 x 150cm
In the darkened gallery, the illuminated pieces become points by which to navigate, offering spatial cues and the possibility of a range of responses.
贬墨苍腻迟辞谤别听began as a collective interest in the qualities of light across studio disciplines. The exhibition creates an immersive atmosphere grounded in the emotive resonance of light, and the physical and psychological experience of materiality.
The multidisciplinary works tap into universal human emotions, playing on involuntary psychological responses to the experience of shade or shadow. The exhibition takes as its departure point the practice of the late Bill Culbert, an eminent UC Fine Arts alumni.
The Ilam Student Series is an annual exhibition series that encourages and facilitates student-led group shows and projects. Exhibitions are frequently collaborative efforts by artists from different studio disciplines.
贬墨苍腻迟辞谤别听features work from three student artists - painters Jamie Teheuheu and Connie Dwyer and filmmaker Christian Lamont.
Jamie Teheuheu
Jamie is a fourth year student studying towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting. What matters to him in his practice is not what a work 鈥榤eans鈥, but what emerges from the process of producing it. Jamie鈥檚 practice is informed by experimenting with different materials and applied processes, in order to evoke a variety of moods and feelings in the viewer.
鈥淢y work for听贬墨苍腻迟辞谤别听is a reaction to the collaborative works by New 蜜桃儿直播 artists Bill Culbert and Ralph Hotere. Using their works as a departure point, I鈥檝e attempted to combine the feelings I have towards their works with the process-based art I make. Student Series has been a great opportunity to experiment and collaborate with other artists and technicians.鈥
Connie Dwyer
At heart of Connie鈥檚 artwork for听贬墨苍腻迟辞谤别听is consideration of obsolete technologies such as light-boxes and overhead projectors.听Her intimately scaled mixed media works recall the role of such dated light devices in creating art and examines their possibilities as being the final creations themselves. Connie is in her fourth year of a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in painting.
鈥湵崮阅宄俅前, and听Student Series听as a whole provides an excellent opportunity for cross-discipline collaboration as well as a secure environment for experimentation in one鈥檚 art. Working on the install with the School鈥檚 technicians was a valuable glimpse into gallery practice, beneficial for many like myself who wish to work in such institutions,鈥 she says.
Christian Lamont
Christian is an experimental film maker who investigates the slippages between Abstracted and Structured Narratives. Lighting and colour are used as tools to invoke certain moods and feelings within his works. He is a fourth year fine arts student majoring in film.
鈥淔or the exhibition听贬墨苍腻迟辞谤别听I was looking to explore the visual and physical reality of film. Seeing film as a light source in and of itself and how it could be used as a potential light sculpture. I intended to explore perception by altering the physical space with films as light sources. This was to create a sensory and temporal experience of the gallery space, while taking influence from artist Bill Culbert and his own exploration of light as painting. Student Series has been an enjoyable experience for me. Being able to discuss and collaborate on shared interests and ideas was very beneficial.鈥
