Global Eyes Feet Voice

Global
Eyes
Feet
Voice

Book Launch and Exhibition Opening

Exhibition runs from 12th - 22nd October

A continuation of the matariki exhibition, 7 collaborative series of objects have been made to explore the poets unique sense of home. The artists share our world of poetry through printed word, visual art, object art and music

Poets

Genevieve McClean, Miriam Barr, Daniel Larsen, Renee Liang,

Sabrina Muck, Christian Jensen

Artists

Ronald Andreassend, Karen Chan and Ya-Wen Ho

Also featuring object art by the Poets

Concept

Corban Estate Arts Centre curator Lisa Rogers invited object artists Ronald Andreassend and Karen Chan to submit artworks for an exhibition celebrating Matariki. Keen to broaden the creative scope, Ronald approached the poets from Metonymy to contribute prose to the exhibit. The successful collaboration resulted in an inspiring show of poetry, light and ceramic design. Global Eyes/Feet/Voice documents this unique event, paying homage to Maori New Year and combining the creative talents of eight New Zealanders

Each ceramic light is conceived as a three-dimensional reconstruction of the poetry written specifically for the Matariki exhibition. The poems reflect the memories and identities of each poet, their interpretations of the meaning of Matariki and their relationship to Aotearoa.

The ceramic shapes are individually pierced with intricate designs and symbols and when illuminated, create patterns on surrounding surfaces. Hand-crafted cast resin details enliven each light with rich, translucent colour and texture, retelling each poet’s words in a new, pictorial form.

To us Matariki means celebrating the unique place in which we live and giving respect to the land we live on. Using this thought as a stepping stone, or spring board, the Global Eyes Feet Voice project has become a series that is building on itself and branching out as a side-project from Metonymy.
Embracing the spirit of Matariki means to celebrate through education. The stars, global eyes, navigate towards remembrance and the planting of new trees and crops; signalling change, signalling new beginnings. It is the time for learning about the land and remembering our ancestry; of the legacy left behind to find our place where we are; our home.

Aotearoans have used the sky for many reasons throughout history. The symbols created from the stars preserve our roots, norms, culture, knowledge and beliefs. The time of new year is celebrated in all cultures. Our art will always be there to tell the tale and to share our skills and achievements. Global Eyes explores the different backgrounds and roots of Aotearoans aiming to tie them together and display the uniqueness of Aotearoan culture through the voice of poetry and art. We have, and are still, continuing to do this by manipulating, deconstructing and reconstructing the poems through several sets of hands.

Created in New Zealand by Ideas Imbed Creative and Chan Andreassend

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Christian Jensen
email ideasimbedcreative@gmail.com
ph: 0211879660

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