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Previous artists in residence

Residency videos

These videos show:

  • the residency experience from the artists’ perspective
  • the process of making and shaping work in park environments and the outcomes.

2021 Artist in Residence — Elizabeth Welsh

Elizabeth Welsh is fascinated by wetlands, in particular those of Āwhitu Regional Park.

As a keen observer, professional wordsmith and poet, she creates evocative and intimate portraits of these ever-evolving habitats, and was part of a residency undertaken in 2021.

Watch the video on YouTube.

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2020 Artist in Residence — Chris McDowall

Chris McDowall transforms observations, knowledge and complex data into a visual form as part of his residency work at Glenfern Sanctuary Regional Parkland on Aotea / Great Barrier Island. Local experts participated in his mapmaking adventures.

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Watch Chris' heritage talk

Map maker Chris McDowall explains his preoccupations and the powerful influence local knowledge had on his residency at a Heritage Talk.

2019 Artist in Residence — Jenny Gillam and Eugene Hansen

The mystery of a buried dance floor lured artists Jenny Gillam and Eugene Hansen to Te Ana Ru cave at Whatipū scientific reserve.

They researched and surveyed the cave (sonically and visually), recreated a kauri dance floor with soundscape at Te Uru Gallery, and printed an artists’ book to reflect on and mark their residency.

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2018 Artist in Residence — Jude Robertson

Installation artist Jude Robertson shares some of her residency experiences.

Jude created a sound map (now installed at Waharau Regional Park) and a suite of postcards depicting shifting atmospheres visible from her park home.

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2017 Artist in Residence — Chloe Loftus

Chloe Loftus captures in her choreography the nature of Long Bay Regional Park and its impact on visitors.

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2016 Artist in Residence — Kate Parker

Kate Parker created a dramatic story in paper, shadows, and light at Keddle House, Anawhata in the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park.

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More Artist in Residence videos

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