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09 March 2019 —
24 March 2019

Gayle Chong Kwan:
Wastescape - weaving landscapes of politics, dairy and waste

Gayle Chong Kwan, Wastescape - weaving landscapes of politics, dairy and waste, 2019 (install view). Silo 6, Auckland. Commissioned by Te Tuhi, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Invisible Dust, UK, in partnership with Humber Museums Partnership. Photo by Andrew Kennedy.
Gayle Chong Kwan, Wastescape - weaving landscapes of politics, dairy and waste, 2019 (install view). Silo 6, Auckland. Commissioned by Te Tuhi, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Invisible Dust, UK, in partnership with Humber Museums Partnership. Photo by Andrew Kennedy.
Gayle Chong Kwan, Wastescape - weaving landscapes of politics, dairy and waste, 2019 (install view). Silo 6, Auckland. Commissioned by Te Tuhi, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Invisible Dust, UK, in partnership with Humber Museums Partnership. Photo by Andrew Kennedy.
Gayle Chong Kwan, Wastescape - weaving landscapes of politics, dairy and waste, 2019 (install view). Silo 6, Auckland. Commissioned by Te Tuhi, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Invisible Dust, UK, in partnership with Humber Museums Partnership. Photo by Andrew Kennedy.
Gayle Chong Kwan, River Redress, 2019 (install view). Series of 12 headresses, photographic paper, glue and milk paste. Commissioned by Te Tuhi, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Invisible Dust, UK, in partnership with Humber Museums Partnership. Photo by Sam Hartnett.
Gayle Chong Kwan, River Redress, 2019 (install view). Series of 12 headresses, photographic paper, glue and milk paste. Commissioned by Te Tuhi, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Invisible Dust, UK, in partnership with Humber Museums Partnership. Photo by Sam Hartnett.
Gayle Chong Kwan, River Redress, 2019 (install view). Series of 12 headresses, photographic paper, glue and milk paste. Commissioned by Te Tuhi, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Invisible Dust, UK, in partnership with Humber Museums Partnership. Photo by Sam Hartnett.
Gayle Chong Kwan, River Redress, 2019 (install view). Series of 12 headresses, photographic paper, glue and milk paste. Commissioned by Te Tuhi, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Invisible Dust, UK, in partnership with Humber Museums Partnership. Photo by Sam Hartnett.
Gayle Chong Kwan, River Redress, 2019 (install view). Series of 12 headresses, photographic paper, glue and milk paste. Commissioned by Te Tuhi, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Invisible Dust, UK, in partnership with Humber Museums Partnership. Photo by Sam Hartnett.

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Wastescape is an immersive installation by British artist Gayle Chong Kwan that explores New Zealand’s relationship with food, especially dairy, through craft techniques and waste. The work employs thousands of used plastic milk bottles and photography to create otherworldly landscapes.

Chong Kwan is a British artist whose photographs, sculptures, events and installations are exhibited internationally, both in galleries and in the wider public realm. Her work explores simulacra and the sublime through constructed environments, imagined futures, ritual experiences and sensory registers.

Wastescape is commissioned by Te Tuhi, Auckland, in partnership with art and environmental organisation Invisible Dust, UK, and the Humber Museums Partnership, UK.

Press

→ Radio New Zealand – A vision of our plastic future?
Milking it – Metro Magazine

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Wastescape Panel Discussion - Gayle Chong Kwan, Dr Mike Joy, Alex Monteith

All exhibitions are currently offsite due to disruptions caused by the Pakuranga Eastern Busway construction. The building remains open for classes and other activities. 21 William Roberts Road, Pakuranga, is the best address to enter into navigation apps to guide you to the free parking at our door.

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