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Pompe i Optional Experience Optional Experience on Day 3 6 Tuesday October 25 2016 Our People NOR’WEST NEWS Daegan Wells Exploring art history in the red Artist Daegan Wells recently received an award which will allow him to focus on his latest project. He spoke to Caitlin Miles about the city’s art history and his experience documenting the residential red zone Congratulations on receiving the Olivia Spencer Bower Award – what was it like to win? Thank you, it was really exciting to be given it. It’s only offered every two years so I’m really excited to be selected. It’s really rare to have an opportunity to work on your practice full-time as an artist and especially in New Zealand. Is that what this award allows you to do? Yes, so over the next year I will be able to focus on this project without having to balance working and my art. It gives artists a chance to work solely on their project and provides financial assistance. Is it nice to know you don’t have to worry about your finance for the next year? Yes it is. It’s not often you get a chance to do this so it will take a bit of stress off trying to balance my project around working. Do you work full time? No, I work part time at a few places. I’m a tutor, I teach Hours of Business: 7am-4.30pm Mon-Thurs Fri 8am to midday or by appointment with Keith 027 566 3909 photography and I also work at the Physics Room, which is an art gallery. What is your project on? I have chosen to focus on Christchurch’s art history between 1932 and 1939 because it coincided with a period of time of Olivia Spencer Bowers being in Christchurch. So I decided to focus on that time and investigate what was happening in Christchurch and the similarities in that time to now. Do you have any idea of where this project will take you, or is it still quite new? It’s still quite new. I think I’ve got a few starting points. I’ll go to the research library at the Christchurch Art Gallery, which will probably be my starting point. Also, talking to people that knew Olivia, knew of her or collected her works. So it will start like that but I’m not quite sure where it will go or how the work will look, but yeah, that’s my starting point. Your last project involved NEW LOCATION ADVERT.pdf 1 1/05/2014 11:51:35 a.m. VISIT OUR NEW LOCATION LOCATION 430 ST ASAPH STREET! RECOVER YOUR LOVED FURNITURE No job too big or small Still able to offer you the finest top quality new furniture Visit us online www.qualityfurniture.co.nz P. 371 7500 QUALITY FURNITURE SPECIALISTS RE - UPHOLSTERY SPECIALISTS KEITH HARTSHORNE 0275 663 909 Previously United Travel spending time in the residential red zone, can you tell me a bit about that? I have a show at the moment at the Centre of Contemporary Art and that work is based around Bill Sutton and his abandoned studio and residence in the residential red zone. So my work has just been about going there and to other sites and putting together research and work about these sites. What was it like going into those people’s homes? It was really overwhelming, but I guess I had, for lack of a better word, this good intention. I thought this wasn’t being documented and it was such a massive part of Christchurch because these people once occupied these spaces and I suppose I just wanted to engage with the site in a way that previously no one had been doing. So why did you choose to look at the residential red zone? I guess I felt that there was an urgency, things were changing so fast and there wasn’t much documentation around these sites so I guess, for me, urgency was the main kind of concern that I had. One stop shop for all your dental needs Warm, friendly & affordable dental care for the whole family... We provide a full range of modern dental services and ensure the highest level of care. 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NOR’WEST NEWS Tuesday October 25 2016 7 zone before it’s gone for good Where did you study art? I did my masters in sculpture at Canterbury University. Why did you decide to do your masters in sculpture? I guess it’s sculpture in the loosest sense of the term. The kind of work that I make is more installations so my work incorporated photography and objects and other materials. It’s not set sculptures like everyone thinks, it’s very loose. Have you lived here your whole life? No I wasn’t born here, I moved to Christchurch from Nelson in 2008. I moved here partly for art school. But I don’t know really – I guess it’s a bigger city. I lived in the central city for a while and I’ve lived in Addington for about a year and a half. When you were growing up did you always want to pursue art? I guess it’s kind of like that classic story of when you’re leaving high school and you don’t quite know what to do. So I enjoyed making and thinking about art, so I guess for me, it just made sense and it turned out to be the right decision for me. You also co-founded some art spaces, can you tell me about them? HELPING US, HELPS THE COMMUNITY Drop off or buy 2 family stores in your community 30 Main North Rd, Ph 352 4581 520 Cranford St, Ph 352 0515 HISTORY: This photo was taken at artist Bill Sutton’s abandoned red zone home. My first space that I helped cofound was a space called Room 4, which was on St Asaph St. We decided to open that because we didn’t think there were many showing spaces, especially for emerging artists. I think that was the drive, focusing on emerging artists and not just from Christchurch. After that, we opened a gallery called Man Friday, which we had open for a year in 2015. What encouraged you to make these spaces? It was really the lack of spaces for artists around the city and the need to provide for other artists and give them a chance. But also running an artist-run space is just a good way of encouraging community or building your own community, and working with other artists and getting more of the public aware of the artists around them. What have been some of the cool projects carried out in those spaces? There have been a few. When Room 4 was running, there was a big factory behind us. I think they made garments, school uniforms I think. Each recycling day they would put out lots of boxes and because we didn’t have any shows planned, a group of us collected the boxes for about a month and we encouraged people to come in and we just kind of made some forts and it was just a really fun social thing to do. Who are some of your favourite artists? Beautiful Teeth Meet the Owner Ryan Carlton Natural Smile RED ZONE: Daegan Wells spent time documenting the residential red zone in 2015. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN That’s a tricky one to answer. I guess my peers and friends. But also the artists that I research, like Olivia Spencer Bower and Bill Sutton. Those people have the biggest influence on my work. How do they influence you? I guess I just respond to their art. Like mine is in no way similar to Bill Sutton’s, but it references him and his art and his career. That’s how I relate to artists I admire or enjoy. You have a lot on your plate, do you have much spare time? I guess my art is my spare time. So no, I don’t really have any. If I do have spare time, it’s pretty sparse and I haven’t had any for a while. Free Consultation, No Obligation • Full Dentures • Dentures Repaired • Implant Assisted Dentures • Injection Moulded Flexible Partials • Relines • Mouthguards • Additions/Repairs • Purchase cleaning and care products from our website. All dentures personally designed and created to ensure a comfortable natural fit. DENTURES PLUS (2014) LTD Denture Clinic and Laboratory 396 Innes Road, St Albans. Phone 385 5517. Email: denturesplus@paradise.net.nz www.denturesplus.co.nz Orbiter Bus stops Innes Road Taking Care of family Wills, Powers of Attorney, Family Trusts, Rest Home Subsidy, and Separation and Relationship Property Agreements, we’ll take care of you and your family. 3 locations: New Brighton, Styx Mill & Kaiapoi www.pierlaw.co.nz
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