Remembering NZ Forest Products and Exiles
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When:
| Wed 8 Apr ’09, 10:00am–5:00pm |
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| Wed 6 May ’09, 10:00am–5:00pm |
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Where: Flagstaff Gallery, 30 Victoria Road, Devonport Show map
Restrictions: All Ages
Ticket Information:
- Admission: Free
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Rudolf Boelee has a personal understanding of the impact of world events on lives. Seeing his homeland ravaged by war he chose to live in a new land. Migrating to New Zealand in 1963, he worked for NZ Forest Products from the late 60's to the mid-70's, both at their Whakatane Board Mills and Kinleith Paper Mill, Tokoroa.
Some of the works hark back to his early days in New Zealand, combining constructivism, pop-art and design elements, with the Exiles series featuring portraits of literary 'exiles' from our history. Marginalised by colonial culture for their individualism & idealism, they were selected by the artist for their ability to see beyond the confines of that culture. They travelled, engaged with the world and effectively exiled themselves.
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