Three NZ Artists Awarded Wild Creations Residencies15 December 2005
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To:Chief Reporter/ Arts Reporter/
Conservation Reporter
Three New Zealand Artists
Awarded Wild Creations Residencies
Three New Zealand
artists - Darren Glass, Naomi Lamb and Monique Jansen – have
been selected by the Department of Conservation and Creative
New Zealand to take up Wild Creations artist residencies in
2005.
Wild Creations is a partnership between the
Department of Conservation and Creative New Zealand. It
aims to foster links between conservation and artists by
encouraging artists to create work inspired by New Zealand's
unique places, people, stories and the natural
environment.
Auckland photographer Darren Glass, has
chosen Tongariro National Park as his residency site. He
will use a unique type of homemade pinhole camera to record
images of the three major walks in the area. With his multi
aperture pinhole cameras he aims to use "an inventive means
of capturing experiences and wonders of the natural
landscape that otherwise escape the eye."
Lyttleton
digital media artist and VJ Naomi Lamb, will travel to
Karamea on the West Coast to develop a video instillation of
footage and soundtracks from the area. She visited Karamea
a number of years ago and says she is "in awe of the
diverse landscape" and that the memory of the forest, plants
and landscape drew her back to the area.
Monique
Jansen is an Auckland visual artist who has chosen
Aoraki/Mount Cook as her residency site. She specialises in
drawing, painting and print. She says she was inspired by
the alpine environment after a trip to Nepal, and wants to
focus on how the little things within the alpine
environment, contribute to the large scale picture of the
Southern Alps and glaciers. She will use large scale pencil
drawings, based on the minute detail of the alpine
environment.
More than 60 artists applied for the 2005
six-week residencies, which will take place at a range of
conservation sites throughout New Zealand. Fifteen artists
were shortlisted, before this year's three residents were
chosen. DOC provides accommodation and logistical support
for the artists. Creative New Zealand provides a stipend of
$5000, plus up to $1000 for travel and materials for each
artist.
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Chair of the selection panel, Kerry Marshall
(Chair of the New Zealand Conservation Authority) said the
panel was impressed with the high calibre of entries and
thanked the artists for the time and thought put into their
applications.
Members of the panel included staff from DOC
and Creative New Zealand, as well as one of the previous
Wild Creations artists, Rebekah Wild. The panel looked for
applications that showed understanding of the purpose of the
Wild Creations programme and how a residency would expand
their practice. They also looked for a clear expression
from the artists of a connection between the natural and
cultural values of their chosen area and how a residency in
that area would inform and inspire their work.
"We are
very excited about the potential of the three chosen
artists, as they ranked very highly against the selection
criteria." Mr Marshall said.
Sally Airey, programme
co-ordinator for DOC, said that the residencies were a
fantastic opportunity to promote New Zealand's natural and
historic heritage.
Creative New Zealand's chief executive,
Elizabeth Kerr, said that Creative New Zealand is delighted
by the ongoing strength of the Wild Creations applications
and the programme itself.
"The Wild Creations programme
has captured the imagination of both New Zealand artists and
the public. Locating artists in some of the most inspiring
environments in the country has enabled them to find new
directi
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