On Now
BOYS is a celebration of queer male identity through intricate and lavish collage. Each "Boy" has a distinct character, from "Farm Boy" to "Dandy Boy", they portray glammed up, glittering versions of themselves. Camp, colourful, and often kitschy, BOYS takes the male gaze and turns it inwards to find the fabulous in the everyday.
James Graves is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Te Whanganui-ā-Tara Wellington. His practice in collage has developed since finishing a BFA in video and performance.
Instagram: @jamesgravesart
Up Next
The Woman, Life, Freedom photo exhibition showcases staged actions with Iranian activists who have deeply immersed themselves in the tragic events in Iran. The photos strive to depict instances of what happened in Iran during the uprising, as seen through the eyes of the performers. Despite residing in a peaceful country, Iranians are confronted daily with alarming news from their homeland. Through this collection, Ehsan Hazaveh intends to convey the experiences of the Iranian diaspora in Aotearoa New Zealand.
CLOSING EVENT
Sunday 7th April, from 2 - 3pm
Instagram: @ehsanhazaveh
#WomanLifeFreedom #Mahsa_Amini #Iran
The remote Wairarapa beaches of my childhood offered thrilling signs of other worlds – a dead fish, a painted plank. Today, the plastic flotsam on my local Lyall Bay beach feels more like a warning.
When visiting the island of St. Kitts, named after Saint Christopher the patron saint of travellers, I was struck by all the washed-up shoes. They were half-buried in sandbanks, tangled up in rubbish and seaweed. Others lay like sunbathing tourists disgorged from cruise ships to bake on wide-open stretches of sand. Face up and face down they held together, fell apart. Some were still making landfall, washing in and out on the waves.
Each shoe portrait is paired with a companion story: not about the shoe’s once-wearer, but about someone (or something) who shares the spirit of the shoe.
We too are carried by currents, worn by the elements as we travel through this world.
CONTACT
Email enquiries to: sheepdogfilms@gmail.com