she could lie on her back and sink
she could lie on her back and sink
Ann Shelton (Pakeha, Italian, Aotearoa New Zealand) Louie Zalk-Neale (Ngai Te Rangi, Pakeha Otaki), Tai Shani (UK)
Gus Fisher Gallery
74 Shortland St, Auckland
3 June - 26 August 2023
Artist Talk: 2pm Sat 3 June - All are welcome
Pinhole Photography workshop for tamariki: 10:30am Sat 10 June - Free
Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography
Ann Shelton, On certain days or nights she anoints a staff and rides (Brugmansia, Angels Trumpet, snowy angel's trumpet, angel's tears, Datura [misleading]), 2022-ongoing
She could lie on her back and sink explores witchcraft through contemporary artistic practice. The exhibition awakens past and present knowledge systems pertaining to the medicinal, spiritual and magical applications of plants, animals and fungi. Featuring film, photography, installation and performance, the show is framed through a feminist lens where wise women and their practices are revered. From wave-swept kāeo, a 400-year hallucinogenic episode on the island of Alicudi and the flying ointments and fungal spiritualism of European pagan practices, the exhibition imagines a watery haven where our witchy counterparts can exist in harmony and new tendrils of knowledge are born.
Pinhole Photography workshop for tamariki: 10:30am Sat 10 June - Free
Bring your whānau along for a fun workshop where you’ll create your own pinhole camera. Inspired by the photography in She could lie on her back and sink, you’ll learn how to make a handmade pinhole camera that you can then use during a guided exploration of the gallery. Suitable for children of all ages with parental supervision. All materials provided.
Registrations for workshop required:
www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/pinhole-photography-for-kids-tickets-634467548517
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