Ruby White, 'Pieces of', 2021. Image courtesy of Cheska Brown.
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Concentrating on rediscovering and repurposing traditional clay working techniques to create functional ceramic cookers White combines old and new technologies to "look with apprehension and hope toward climate change and our collective future."
For White the ceramic cookers engage in a conversation around ownership, food sovereignty, and our interaction with the earth. By embracing supposedly obsolete forms of production and consumption White prepares for the apocalypse while grounding her art in tactile expression. These cookers are not untouchable art-objects. They are made with use in mind. During the exhibition selected works will be activated through cook-ups and sharing food. The opening event will feature skewers grilled on the cookers and preserves made by White with locally-sourced ingredients.
As part of a continuing life cycle of use the cookers are available to purchase. They are priced based on weight to emphasise current norms of commodity pricing and labour value.
Pieces of is an outcome of White’s research in Pōneke Wellington as the 2021 Enjoy Summer Artist in Residence at the Rita Angus Cottage, an opportunity supported by Enjoy with Creative New Zealand Arts Council Toi Aotearoa and the Thorndon Trust.
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- Wednesday – Friday, 11am – 6pm
- Saturday, 11am – 4pm
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- 211 Left Bank
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- Pōneke Wellington
Concentrating on rediscovering and repurposing traditional clay working techniques to create functional ceramic cookers White combines old and new technologies to "look with apprehension and hope toward climate change and our collective future."
For White the ceramic cookers engage in a conversation around ownership, food sovereignty, and our interaction with the earth. By embracing supposedly obsolete forms of production and consumption White prepares for the apocalypse while grounding her art in tactile expression. These cookers are not untouchable art-objects. They are made with use in mind. During the exhibition selected works will be activated through cook-ups and sharing food. The opening event will feature skewers grilled on the cookers and preserves made by White with locally-sourced ingredients.
As part of a continuing life cycle of use the cookers are available to purchase. They are priced based on weight to emphasise current norms of commodity pricing and labour value.
Pieces of is an outcome of White’s research in Pōneke Wellington as the 2021 Enjoy Summer Artist in Residence at the Rita Angus Cottage, an opportunity supported by Enjoy with Creative New Zealand Arts Council Toi Aotearoa and the Thorndon Trust.
