Jacqueline Elley: Detenebrate
Detenebrate: to free from darkness or obscurity
New Plymouth artist Jacqueline Elley works with light and muka, an organic, processed flax fibre traditionally produced in Taranaki, to explore the tensions between nature/culture, illumination/ darkness and containment/fluidity. For this site-specific installation, Elley references historical and contemporary Maori and Pakeha approaches to muka, transforming the Open Window gallery space into a lightbox.
Elley graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Otago Polytechnic School of Art in 1999 and was awarded the painting prize that year.
Curated by Meredith Robertshawe
Govett-Brewtser Art Gallery
Corner of Queen and King Streets
Private Bag 2025
New Plymouth 4310
Aotearoa New Zealand
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