Jay Hutchinson’s latest exhibition at Olga Gallery continues the artist’s interest in psychogeography, the unearthing of narratives about the social life of a site through its often overlooked features. Hutchinson has long used the symbolism of rubbish and detritus as an embodiment of the social history of a particular area. The artist embellishes found discarded …
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“An untitled landscape, six beers and your cheapest packet of smokes” opens 5pm 5/7/24 at Olga Gallery
Review of BLIND TRASH/ A view for dying by James Dignan printed in the Otago Daily Times on 7/11/23
Olga Gallery is presenting a double exhibition by Jay Hutchinson and Justin Spiers. Hutchinson’s display is primarily a launch for a limited-edition book, Landfill. The artist continues his practice of creating delicate and detailed embroidered copies of found trash. A specific site is often chosen by the artist, who then gathers up discarded wrappers and …
BLIND TRASH – All works hand-stitched with polyester thread on printed cotton drill. All works based on trash found within two blocks of the gallery
BLIND TRASH, Olga Gallery Dunedin, 5pm Friday 27/10/23
A limited edition of nine deluxe copies of Jay Hutchinson’s recent publication LANDFILL each sealed in a black plastic rubbish bag with a found piece of trash. Each piece of trash correlates to a hand stitched version stitched by Hutchinson, framed on a gallery wall. Purchase a book to see which embroidered piece of trash …
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Foot paths, bus stops and car parks…recent works
Just finished three new hand stitched works based on found objects/trash from regularly passing through the Dunedin bus hub. I have recently been traveling between the Countdown carpark and Farmers department store in Central Dunedin since the birth of my baby girl (Picking up nappies and other new born essentials). All three works are: Hand …
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“Making Rubbish Art” written by Rebecca Fox published in the May 2023 edition of 03 The South Island Lifestyle Magzine
It doesn’t matter if Jay Hutchinson is walking the streets of Dunedin or New York – his head will be down looking at the footpath “I’m constantly walking around looking at the ground, the Dunedin artist says. While many artists are inspired by the sights and sounds around them, Jay is only interested in the …
More Treasures from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery car park…Aotearoa Art Fair 2023 with Masterworks Gallery
Eight new hand stitched works from the series ‘Treasures from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery car park’ have been shipped up to Auckland to show with Masterworks Gallery for the 2023 Aotearoa Art Fair. Along with the framed stitched works Masterworks also wanted to show the photographs of the found objects (trash) the embroidery’s are …
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