Ordinary Devotion An Exhibition By Connah Podmore
61-69 Abel Smith St, Te Aro, Wellington
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Ordinary Devotion is solo exhibition of original drawings, weaving and photography by Pōneke artist Connah Podmore.
The artworks stem from an established line of work exploring interior surfaces, shadow and the many individual histories layered within our homes.
Focusing on relationships of the home, artworks in this exhibition give access to private places and moments through a minimalist lens. Everyday occurrences of walls, curtains and bedspreads are portrayed in careful detail, where light and surface are examined with absolute care.
Overall, the exhibition speaks to time and effort, and aims to reflect the generosity inherent in all acts of caregiving, which all at once can be repetitive and generous; expansive, yet very ordinary. At its heart the work aims to make space to recognise the routine acts of care that we perform for one another, and in doing so, seeks to draw attention to the depth present in what we often overlook as ordinary and unremarkable.
Connah Podmore is an artist and writer living in Pōneke. Working primarily in the field of drawing, Connah’s work regularly examines memory, and draws from the simple and everyday. Connah was the winner of the 2023 Parkin Drawing Prize and has exhibited throughout Aotearoa. Recent exhibitions include Care taking (meanwhile, Wellington), The room where your brother was born (RM, Auckland) and This body also holds mine (Te Tuhi, Auckland). Connah has contributed written work to Plates Journal, Memory Connection and sado, and co-authored an article published in Rhetoric Society Quarterly. Connah completed an MFA with distinction at Massey University, Wellington, in 2013.
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