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Brett Graham's Exhibit is Online
Click to enlarge Graham's Rukuhia 3 piece
Brett Graham's exhibition is in the gallery and online at <http://www.bartleyandcompanyart.co.nz > until 31 October.
Searching for Tangaroa explores the
convergence of ancient and contemporary beliefs and
technologies. Graham employs the forms of high-tech
underwater scanners in a mythical quest for the location of
Hui Te Ananui, the house of the god of the sea and the
original site of carving. As a metaphor for the human search
for meaning and security, the hand-carved scanners, with
their traditional patterns, suggest a range of issues and
conflicts from the global to local. Central to questions
being raised by Graham, in all works in the exhibition, is
the role and application of surveillance, at both the
personal and political level – who or what is seen and
how.
Dr Brett Graham (Ngati Koroki Kahukura), one of
New Zealand’s most respected sculptors, has exhibited
extensively both locally and internationally and produced
several major public art works including Kaiwhakatere which
sits behind Parliament Buildings on Bowen Street in
Wellington. His recent collaborations with Rachael Rakena
(Aniwaniwa and UFOB) have attracted significant
international attention and been shown at the Venice and
Sydney Biennales. He has a Master of Fine Arts from the
University of Hawaii and a Doctorate from the University of
Auckland.
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