‘The archaeology of the discarded, forgotten and thrown away installation view at The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson ‘The archaeology of the discarded, forgotten and thrown away installation view at The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson
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The archaeology of the discarded, forgotten and thrown away. 21/2/19 at The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi O Whakatu
Review By James Dignan on Jay Hutchinson’s exhibition”on the way to work” at Olga Gallery, 32 Moray Place, Dunedin (originally printed in the O.D.T 28/3/20
Jay Hutchinson latest exhibition at Olga Gallery continues his ongoing exploration of the urban environment with a sonnet to detritus. The artist has photographed litter he has seen on the roadside during his daily commute, and used these photographs as a basis for embroidered works on printed canvas. Hutchinson has long been fascinated with urban …
24 Hours at the Sweatshop x Company of. Strangers
24 Hours at the Sweatshop x Company of. Strangers
24 Hours at the Sweatshop is a 24 performance work where a single worker will cut, sew and print T-Shirts in a simulated sweatshop setting. The project aims to highlight the labour involved in producing an every day product that everyone is familiar with as well as a critique on fast-fashion. T-shirts can be purchased …
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On the way to work
An exhibition of new hand stitched works by Jay Hutchinson based on debris and pieces of trash he collected on his way to work. Discarded pieces of rubbish are photographed and printed onto silk and hand stitched. The exhibition opens on Friday the 8th of March at 5:00pm at Olga Gallery, 32 Moray Place, …
A. Caldwell, A Recipe Book (an a gallery presents limited publication)
Allan Caldwell kept a small black note-book with recipes collected during his professional life as a baker for Ernest Adams. It was discovered by Julia Loach (Allan’s great-granddaughter) and her husband Jay Hutchinson in 2018 inside a box in the shed of the house Jules grew up in. Inside the recipe book were also included …
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A. Caldwell, a Recipe Book (an a gallery presents limited publication)
“The archaeology of the discarded, forgotten and thrown away.” At the Aigantighe Art Gallery in Timaru 15/12/18 – 27/1/18
Review of “two cups and a Jimmy’s mince and cheese pie wrapper” at the Blue Oyster Art Project Space, by Rosemary Overell published by Un-Projects
‘… and they actually still eat meat pies here! Yes – the women too … yes meat pies …’ Meat pies. That’s a little #flashbackfriday from me calling my sister? My mother? Anyway, calling somebody after I first moved to Dunedin. They still eat meat pies. Away from the spaces of silently moving, contemptuous …
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