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Taipa, New Zealand On the day of the first rising of Matariki on the 29th of June 2024, the sculpture was blessed in a whakanoa ceremony conducted by Hone Bassett, Tohunga of Ngāti Tara hapū of Ngāti Kahu. In this ceremony it was named Te Rā, in celebration of the rising and setting of […]
Whangarei Quarry Gardens, Whangarei, New Zealand In 2017 I won a competition to create a sculpture for the fabulous Whangarei Quarry Gardens. My objective was to celebrate the vital importance of fungi. Te Wai U O te Atakura was the result. The sculpture was named by Te Parawhau hapu kaumatua, Pari Walker, Fred Tito and
Te Wai U O Te Atakura – The Milk From the Breast of Te Atakura, 2017-2018 Read More »
Connells Bay Sculpture Park, Waiheke Island, New Zealand For the first time in the relatively long history of Headland Sculpture on the Gulf, I chose to create a work for the temporary coastal exhibition. Artists were asked to create new and site specific work exploring the fabric, history or contemporary use of Waiheke Island. Waiheke is
Kinetic Fungi Tower, 2017 Read More »
The Farm Margaret River, South West Australia 12 years before, I’d been invited to create a land art work in the vicinity of Eagle Bay, Cape Naturaliste, not so far from Margaret River. The research I undertook then was invaluable for this new commission at The Farm, this included an initial engagement with the Wardandi
Waljin Beela, 2017 Read More »
Kauri Cliffs, Northland, New Zealand Kauri Cliffs is a secluded luxury hotel and golf course located on a dramatic coastline. At the hotel’s discrete entrance high on a ridge over looking the ocean and a nearby kauri grove, the owner commissioned me to create an entranceway sculpture. My mission was to make a work that
Tauranga Kōtuku, 2017 Read More »
Park Vijversburg, Tytsjerk, Netherlands Park Vijversburg is an extraordinary place. Originally designed and constructed in the 19th century it was expanded in 2014-2015 from 15 to 20 hectares. Internationally renowned artists and architects were engaged to design the renovated park. In 2003 I created a work for the international exhibition Art In Motion at Park
Bowen Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand I hadn’t shown in a dealer gallery exhibition since 1994 and in Wellington since 1991, having chosen to devote years to creating art in nature. Prior to this I had dealers globally. It felt good to return to a gallery in Wellington after all these years. By chance, a month
Redwood and Rock, 2016 Read More »
Mucsarnok / Kunsthalle, Budapest, Hungary My first visit to Budapest was when my brother Webber and I drove a mini from the UK to India from 1969-70. In 2016 the beautiful 19th century inner city buildings were much the same, apart from some wear and tear no doubt in part from the Russian occupation, with
Limestone Acacia, 2016 Read More »
Royal Botanical Gardens, Ontario, Canada Within the RBG Arboratum, at the fringe of the Dogwood and Redbud Collection, beside the Lilac Dell on a relatively steep slope, beautifully shaded from the sun by the embracing canopy of a fully flowering Dogwood tree, I built my earth art. An ideal site for growing fungi – nature’s
earth reeds sticks string fungi, 2014 Read More »
VanDusen Gardens, Vancouver, Canada nac̓θətəɬp Transformation Plant was created in consultation with elders and key members of the Musqueam Indian Band, Vancouver, Canada, who also bestowed it’s name. nac̓θətəɬp Transformation Plant is a collaboration with nature and community – living earth art. Like all my other wood and stone works such as Tranekaer Vader, 1998 and Zunderschwamm, 1999 nac̓θətəɬp Transformation Plant harnesses the
Transformation Plant, 2012 Read More »
