2018 | claregemima

Applications, 2016.

Ribbons on Clams, 2016 (1 of 3)

[Acrylic, Reverse Vinyl Graphic Print, LED. 500x500mm]

These 3 works have been created through an application on my phone, allowing arbitrary and impulsive design choices to be formally represented. Ubiquitous features found in applications allow a myriad of contrasting design preferences that currently over-saturate social media and infiltrate ways in which we view online imagery.

Photos previously taken and stored on my phone, or freshly photographed images are combined, which in turn creates a digital narrative captured by myself as the user. This also allows a protagonist role to be present within the work. Apps used to create compositions are chosen, at random, from my tool- box of design applications. This aspect further represents the personal and global immediacy in technology that we have insistently become reliant on.

Investigation into iphone applications as alternative art making tools, material utilization and translations of digital compositions becoming physical objects are three prevalent areas of research informing this final installation.

Currently in Chartwell Trust, Auckland Art Gallery, Toi o Tamaki, New Zealand.

Applications, 2016.

Ribbons on Clams, 2016 (1 of 3)

[Acrylic, Reverse Vinyl Graphic Print, LED. 500x500mm]

These 3 works have been created through an application on my phone, allowing arbitrary and impulsive design choices to be formally represented. Ubiquitous features found in applications allow a myriad of contrasting design preferences that currently over-saturate social media and infiltrate ways in which we view online imagery.

Photos previously taken and stored on my phone, or freshly photographed images are combined, which in turn creates a digital narrative captured by myself as the user. This also allows a protagonist role to be present within the work. Apps used to create compositions are chosen, at random, from my tool- box of design applications. This aspect further represents the personal and global immediacy in technology that we have insistently become reliant on.

Investigation into iphone applications as alternative art making tools, material utilization and translations of digital compositions becoming physical objects are three prevalent areas of research informing this final installation.

Currently in Chartwell Trust, Auckland Art Gallery, Toi o Tamaki, New Zealand.

Velveteen, 2018

Laser-cut Velvet perspex, dimensions variable.

Shown in Wallace Arts Awards 2018

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Laid in Heaven, 2018

Public Installation for Artweek's Electric Night on Karangahape Road

The Laterals,

A platform that was introduced to promote up and coming local female artists to the public. Utilising an interactive window, The Laterals created a personalised connection between the artist and the viewer and was showcased through a projection onto the facade of the Saint James Theatre. The Laterals was comprised of 14 artists with varying practices in order to celebrate and pay homage to the Women in Aotearoa who fought for the vote 125 years ago.

Exhibition: Wāhine Take Action (Level 2 Gallery, 6-8pm), showcasing the tools and tactics woman have used to fight for their causes over the past 125 years.

The Laterals was showcased for Late Night Art as part of Artweek 2018

Cub Series,

Pah Homestead Mantle Piece Series, James Wallace Arts Trust, Auckland