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| Image Credit: To Hold – Toni Mosley and Hard-Pressed Collective |
Sponge City
Depot Artspace
28 Clarence Street,
Devonport Auckland
17 August – 28 September 2024
Exhibition Opening: Saturday 17 August, 2-4pm
Formalities will start at 2pm with a mihi whakatau.
ALL WELCOME!
If you follow me on social media you may have seen a series of posts of work in progress towards this collaborative print installation. There has been a massive amount of work happening by all members of the group as we prepare for installation week, NEXT WEEK!
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| Wall installation, work in progress, by Nicola Ov, Toni Hartill |
Sponge City is a group exhibition addressing urban resilience against the adverse weather effects of climate change. Through the artform of printmaking, this collaborative exhibition - delivered in partnership with Restoring Takarunga Hauraki (RTH) - addresses the recent flooding that Tāmaki Makaurau has experienced and how this natural disaster impacted our communities.
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| Work in progress, Di Smallfield |
This exhibition includes artwork by current members
of Hard-Pressed Collective including:
Celia Walker, Toni Hartill, Toni Mosley, Ina Arraoui,
Kheang Ov, Nicola Ov, Di Smallfield, Jude Gordon,
Esther Hansen and Bridget Burnett.
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| Man-hole rubbings by Celia Walker, Ina Arraoui |
Depot Artspace will also be hosting several FREE workshops
and events throughout August and September
in support of Sponge City,
thanks to the support of
Auckland Council's Creative Communities Scheme:
- Sustainable Outcomes Presentation: Thursday 22 August, 6pm
- Cyanotype Print Workshop: Saturday 24 August, 2-4pm
- Paper Marbling Workshop: Friday 6 September, 12:30pm
- Tetra Pak Printmaking Workshop: Saturday 14 September, 2-4pm
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| Printing al fresco, Celia Walker, Nicola Ov |
For more information about the exhibition,
the artists and the events please click the link below:
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| Work in progress by Bridget Burnett, Esther Hansen |
About Hard-Pressed Collective
Hard-Pressed Collective is a group of printmakers from Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, New Zealand, with an interest in collaborative projects and ecology-driven installations. There is a shared aspect to printmaking unique to the medium, and this collective ethos, along with the ability to produce multiples, has enabled the group to extend their practice into large-scale assemblages. All have exhibited widely and many have been finalists in major national awards and selected exhibitions.
Previous installations by members of
Hard-Pressed Collective:
Water, Fall
Franklin Arts Centre, Pukekohe
24 Feb - 6 April, 2024
Forest has the Blues ~ Murmurings
Franklin Arts Centre, Pukekohe
20 July - 24 August, 2019
Forest has the Blues
Depot Artspace, Devonport, Auckland
14 July - 25 July, 2018
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