Ebb - reviewed
Ebb
Maureen Lander and Denise Batchelor
Mokopōpaki, Auckland
11 March - 25 April 2020
(*Dates announced before the Covid-19 lockdown)
Reviewed by John Hurrell for Eyecontact 31 March 2020
The Beauties of Jellyfish, Seaweed—and Art
Denise Batchelor, Tai Timu (film still), 2020
Jellyfish and seaweed are unusual subjects for an exhibition in the heart of Auckland to dwell on, but the show’s title is conspicuously tidal, and the two artists, muka weaver/sculptor/installation artist Maureen Lander and video artist/photographer Denise Batchelor, have often separately referenced the sea.
Here at Mokopōpaki the two women contribute marine-themed works that sequentially link up the three exhibition spaces: Brown Room; Grey Room; and Shop Window.