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The False Demographic
The solemnly proud New Zealander looks out over a long white cloud, sipping a mug of warm Milo. Marmite and Weet-Bix every morning. A good serving of Wattie鈥檚 tomato sauce a mince pie for lunch.
The call to 鈥渄esign your own flag鈥� aligns with a proud DIY culture, modern democracy and a wry antipodean humour. What does the referendum mean to Aotearoa鈥檚 largely apolitical and globalised youth? How does it affect the current nature of post-colonial dialogue? Is New Zealand the perfect sized soapbox for political empowerment or disempowerment? Does the referendum consider the 鈥榦therness鈥� that many if not most New Zealanders identify with? Isolated geographically to the rest of the world and living in a destination country (unless en route to Antarctica) demands an outward perspective.
Exploring an alternative voice within the mainstream flag debate, The False Demographic reflects the diverse potential of socio-political dialogue within art practice. Questioning the debate as an automatic discussion, Robert Carter鈥檚 installation 鈥楾he Voice of Authority II鈥� (2015) will embody and distort the forceful nature of political dialogue. Enclosed by a border of quiet but invasive Kikuyu grass, Stella Corkery鈥檚 painting 鈥楨ars Burning鈥� (2015) accompanies 鈥楽tateless Vexilla鈥� (2015) a series of new drawings from Dunedin based artist Brendan Jon Philip exploring the indeterminacy of individuation in post-global society. Prague based Czech artist Ond艡ej Vicena鈥檚 sculptural installation 鈥業 saw how tourist view burnt a spoon鈥� (2015) intersects the gallery space; hyperreality and reality interweave to offer a much needed viewpoint from the outside looking in.
Positioning 40 responses from a constructed demographic as the interactive architecture of the exhibition, visitors will be able to access and view any of the interviews in any order. This structure aims to delineate the flag debate in order to create diverse pathways that reflect the complex nature of the referendum process. Seen as only the beginning of an ongoing project that will move with the shape of the continuously unfolding argument, forming an online publication in 2016.
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The solemnly proud New Zealander looks out over a long white cloud, sipping a mug of warm Milo. Marmite and Weet-Bix every morning. A good serving of Wattie鈥檚 tomato sauce a mince pie for lunch.
The call to 鈥渄esign your own flag鈥� aligns with a proud DIY culture, modern democracy and a wry antipodean humour. What does the referendum mean to Aotearoa鈥檚 largely apolitical and globalised youth? How does it affect the current nature of post-colonial dialogue? Is New Zealand the perfect sized soapbox for political empowerment or disempowerment? Does the referendum consider the 鈥榦therness鈥� that many if not most New Zealanders identify with? Isolated geographically to the rest of the world and living in a destination country (unless en route to Antarctica) demands an outward perspective.
Exploring an alternative voice within the mainstream flag debate, The False Demographic reflects the diverse potential of socio-political dialogue within art practice. Questioning the debate as an automatic discussion, Robert Carter鈥檚 installation 鈥楾he Voice of Authority II鈥� (2015) will embody and distort the forceful nature of political dialogue. Enclosed by a border of quiet but invasive Kikuyu grass, Stella Corkery鈥檚 painting 鈥楨ars Burning鈥� (2015) accompanies 鈥楽tateless Vexilla鈥� (2015) a series of new drawings from Dunedin based artist Brendan Jon Philip exploring the indeterminacy of individuation in post-global society. Prague based Czech artist Ond艡ej Vicena鈥檚 sculptural installation 鈥業 saw how tourist view burnt a spoon鈥� (2015) intersects the gallery space; hyperreality and reality interweave to offer a much needed viewpoint from the outside looking in.
Positioning 40 responses from a constructed demographic as the interactive architecture of the exhibition, visitors will be able to access and view any of the interviews in any order. This structure aims to delineate the flag debate in order to create diverse pathways that reflect the complex nature of the referendum process. Seen as only the beginning of an ongoing project that will move with the shape of the continuously unfolding argument, forming an online publication in 2016.
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