Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Regan Gentry: Of Gorse Of Course
Te Tuhi - Centre for the Arts 16 April - 19 June
In Of Gorse Of Course artist Regan Gentry explores the artistic
possibilities and uses of gorse. During his time in Invercargill as
the 2005 William Hodges Artist in Residence, Gentry hiked through
dense gorse covered hills, laboriously milled the tough sinuous
trunks and meticulously crafted the wood into replicas of domestic
and rural objects. Being made almost entirely out of gorse, these
works provide a playful insight into the story of gorse in New
Zealand. As a colonial country whose economy was founded upon
primary production, New Zealand has a long history of struggling
with gorse. Gentry's gorse replicas create visual puns and potent
icons that tap into this history while also providing insight into
the current ecological plight that this introduced plant has
caused.
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