“In UNITY, the monument becomes totem; the totem, monument. Fitting in the palm of a hand, but untouchable – Harmony, both close and out of reach, a carved gem in a gilded crown; Native Tongue XR, summoned at will from a hand-held mobile device, a three-meter-high alter ego in every pocket. These democratizing monuments address the individual person, just as they renounce prescribing identities. In turn, viewers are approached as a collective of individual I’s, just as they emancipate themselves from prescriptive identities.”
— Roxane Latrèche
PART I
Catalogue essay on New Zealand-based sculptor & conceptual artist Gill Gatfield's two-part exhibition UNITY, published by the European Cultural Centre (ECC) as part of Personal Structures, for the Venice Biennale 2022.
Exhibition visit
Research & writing
Artist interview
Moderation of discussion at artist talks for the ECC in Venice, September 14—15, 2022.
More information here.
PART II