Re:Location

Re:Location consists of two works by Asumi Mizuo and Akiko Diegel displayed together as an installation. The space is filled with hand made slippers arranged on the floor and interspersed with displays of mended pottery. As well as being beautiful aesthetically the works each respond to Japanese traditional forms transplanted and interpreted in New Zealand materials. Diegel's traditional Japanese slippers are made from New Zealand wool blankets and Mizuo's cups are broken Crown Lynn pottery mended in the style of Japanese Kintsugi gold lacquer repair. Through this delicate treatment of everyday objects the artists present a thoughtful and approachable commentary on what it means to exist with a foot in both Japanese and New Zealand cultures.

See http://greenbench.org/project/relocation for more info.

The exhibition is kindly supported by the Asia-Nz foundation and Creative Communities Wanganui Branch and is based on an exhibition first shown at rm103 in Auckland in 2009.

http://asianz.org.nz
http://www.creativenz.govt.nz
http://rm103.org