Exhibition > 2021 - Iteration 12
mothermother - Iteration 12
6th June to 2 to July 2022
Evolving over a three-week period, this work explores feminal life essence through a material-based practice. Installed as an alternating back and forth between each artist, this woman-to-woman exchange provides a reciprocal affect and a resonating response.
Michelle Mayn and Lucy Boermans with text by Natasha Matila-Smith.
mothermother gallery, Eden Terrace, Auckland6th June to 2 to July 2022
Evolving over a three-week period, this work explores feminal life essence through a material-based practice. Installed as an alternating back and forth between each artist, this woman-to-woman exchange provides a reciprocal affect and a resonating response.
Seeds & Sack
2020
Seeds dehisced from kuruwaka (Harakeke/New Zealand flax pods) from 2018 to 2019 harvest; mesh sack (polypropolene), from wood fire with family during winter 2020; muka (harakeke fibre) and pebble.
2020
Seeds dehisced from kuruwaka (Harakeke/New Zealand flax pods) from 2018 to 2019 harvest; mesh sack (polypropolene), from wood fire with family during winter 2020; muka (harakeke fibre) and pebble.
Photo credit: Sam Tozer
Seeds & Sack (detail)
2020
2020
Photo credit: Sam Tozer
Seeds & Sack (detail)
2020
2020
Photo credit: Sam Tozer
Seeds & Sack (detail)
Photo credit: Sam Tozer
Seeds & Sack (sack detail)
2020
2020
Photo credit: Sam Tozer
Seeds & Sack (counterweight pebble detail)
2020
2020
Photo credit: Sam Tozer
Kuruwaka & Sacks
2021
Sun dried kuruwaka/seed capsules from the harakeke plant (New Zealand flax, Phormium spp.); sack (polypropolene) from wood fire with family during winter of 2020; step-grandmothers hessian sack, date unknown; hemp and wool.
9 H x 90 L x 50 W cm
2021
Sun dried kuruwaka/seed capsules from the harakeke plant (New Zealand flax, Phormium spp.); sack (polypropolene) from wood fire with family during winter of 2020; step-grandmothers hessian sack, date unknown; hemp and wool.
9 H x 90 L x 50 W cm
Photo credit: Sam Tozer
Kuruwaka & Sacks (back detail)
2021
2021
Pokinikini and Tanekaha
2021
Pokinikini tags (dried and rolled harakeke), muka (NZ Flax fibre), copper wire, found feather, pebble and nail.
100 H x 40 W x 4 D cm
2021
Pokinikini tags (dried and rolled harakeke), muka (NZ Flax fibre), copper wire, found feather, pebble and nail.
100 H x 40 W x 4 D cm
Installation: Iteration 12, Mothermother Gallery, Auckland
Photo credit: Sam Tozer
Photo credit: Sam Tozer
Pokinikini and Tanekaha
2021
Materials: Pokinikini tags (dried and rolled harakeke), muka (NZ Flax fibre), copper wire, found feather, pebble and nail.
100 H x 40 W x 4 D cm
2021
Materials: Pokinikini tags (dried and rolled harakeke), muka (NZ Flax fibre), copper wire, found feather, pebble and nail.
100 H x 40 W x 4 D cm
Photo credit: Sam Tozer
Pokinikini and Tanekaha (Muka detail)
2021
2021
Photo credit: Sam Tozer
Pokinikini and Tanekaha (muka detail)
2021
2021
Photo credit - Sam Tozer
Kuruwaka and Oak
2015-2021
Materials: Kuruwaka (Harakeke/New Zealand seed capsules), oak barrel board, hemp and cotton.
43 H x 50 W x 12 D cm
2015-2021
Materials: Kuruwaka (Harakeke/New Zealand seed capsules), oak barrel board, hemp and cotton.
43 H x 50 W x 12 D cm
Installation: Iteration 12, Mothermother Gallery, Auckland
Photo credit: Sam Tozer
Photo credit: Sam Tozer
Kuruwaka and Oak (detail)
2021
2021
Photo credit: Sam Tozer
Guava Jelly and Jar - Michelle Mayn & Penelope Campbell
2020-2021
Guava jelly (2020) by Penelope Campbell (aka Mum); gathered from guava hedge approximately ninety years old; borosilicate glass petri dish
1.2 H x 7.5 cm circumference (variable on installation)
2020-2021
Guava jelly (2020) by Penelope Campbell (aka Mum); gathered from guava hedge approximately ninety years old; borosilicate glass petri dish
1.2 H x 7.5 cm circumference (variable on installation)
Installation: Iteration 12, Mothermother Gallery, Auckland