Global Eye

Global Eye - International Perspectives on Conservation and the Environment 27th July - 13th August 2006 This exhibition featured the works of 19 artists from a variety of cultures and seeked to raise awareness of our environment and environmental issues.  The artwork explored the premise that our cultural roots help shape our feelings for, understanding of and interactions with the environment.  Exhibition organiser, Dairne Poole, who also ran the inaugural exhibition of the same theme in 2004, believes that  “As New Zealanders, part of our identity to one another and in the world is shaped by our connection to our environment”. Global Eye looked at the environment from a multitude of cultural perspectives and seeked to provoke thought around what our understanding of our environment is and how our cultural influences contribute to this. The artists, all from the Wellington region and the north of the South Island, utilised a variety of artistic mediums including sculpture, painting, mixed media, photography, jewellery and ceramics, to reflect their perspectives on the theme. Visitors to the exhibition were invited to vote throughout the exhibition for their favourite artist.  The winner received a week’s artist-in-residence on Mana Island, sponsored by Pataka and DOC.  It is hoped that this stay will nurture the artist’s relationship with the natural environment, and that as a result, the artist will produce work reflecting this.  IAIN HOSIE: Day dream (I fell asleep amongst the flowers) JAMES MOLNAR: Life Blood of the Environment ANNE MARIE VERBEEK: Environmental Terrorist BODHI VINCENT: Atahaa (from Epic Voyage series)

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