Suzanne Lustig, 'Roots', 2025. Acrylic on gesso board.
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Here/There is an exploration of identity, belonging, and all the spaces in-between. Suzanne Lustig’s practice creates a visual dialogue between two distinct places that have shaped her, weaving form and colour from both the Netherlands and Aotearoa. By layering elements from these contrasting landscapes, Suzanne reflects on having her heart in both places, and delicately balancing between two worlds.
Her fascination with mushrooms becomes a metaphor for this experience. Fungi exist in a realm of their own, bridging worlds and thriving in unseen networks beneath our feet. Through bold graphic shapes and striking black lines, Here/There is a visual journey of entwined connections between plant/human, presence/absence, and structure/fluidity.
Incorporating materials such as Indian ink and oil pastels, Suzanne welcomes the resistance they offer, creating a dynamic tension between restraint and gesture. Her works, abundant with pattern, texture, and playful use of colour, emerge from a process of scraping and masking to uncover previous layers of paint, embracing the dance between revealing and concealing. Like wandering a forest trail, Suzanne’s practice is one of discovery—each work offering a glimpse of the strange and whimsical, much like stumbling upon a rare flower or mushroom in the wild.
Join us for the opening celebration on Wednesday evening, 16th April, from 5.30pm, with beverages generously provided by Halite Wines and Double Vision Brewery.
Here/There is an exploration of identity, belonging, and all the spaces in-between. Suzanne Lustig’s practice creates a visual dialogue between two distinct places that have shaped her, weaving form and colour from both the Netherlands and Aotearoa. By layering elements from these contrasting landscapes, Suzanne reflects on having her heart in both places, and delicately balancing between two worlds.
Her fascination with mushrooms becomes a metaphor for this experience. Fungi exist in a realm of their own, bridging worlds and thriving in unseen networks beneath our feet. Through bold graphic shapes and striking black lines, Here/There is a visual journey of entwined connections between plant/human, presence/absence, and structure/fluidity.
Incorporating materials such as Indian ink and oil pastels, Suzanne welcomes the resistance they offer, creating a dynamic tension between restraint and gesture. Her works, abundant with pattern, texture, and playful use of colour, emerge from a process of scraping and masking to uncover previous layers of paint, embracing the dance between revealing and concealing. Like wandering a forest trail, Suzanne’s practice is one of discovery—each work offering a glimpse of the strange and whimsical, much like stumbling upon a rare flower or mushroom in the wild.
Join us for the opening celebration on Wednesday evening, 16th April, from 5.30pm, with beverages generously provided by Halite Wines and Double Vision Brewery.
