Finding a Balance
Two temporary installations on Nelson’s Boulder Bank in the 1990s (Sea/Sky/Stone and Demarcation) set the stage for decades of future work referencing our relationship with the sea, Te Moana-nui-a-kiwa the Pacific Ocean and the land, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Nelson’s Boulder Bank is at the core of this collection–most works completed in 1990s.
There are three groups of works in the Finding a Balance collection: Frames of Reference, Demarcation, Question
FRAMES OF REFERENCE
From observation and interaction come questions about our impact on the land.
Bennett’s frames are
- Parts of a sequence (1970s)
- Surroundings, mounts or supports (1980s)
- Structures on the land (1990s)
- References eg contexts, perspectives (2000s)
- Formulations of concepts (2010s)
Here structures on the land frame the sea, sky and horizon.
Sea/Sky/Stone, 1991
Oxidised steel, reflective glass. 20 frames
Length 40 metres; 20 frames: 2100 x 2100 mm
DEMARCATION
Demarcation (boundaries and limitations) further explores our relationship with the land and sea – Aotearoa New Zealand and Te Moana-nui-a-kiwa the Pacific Ocean.
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Demarcation, 1991
Oxidised steel, reflective glass. 20 frames
Length 40 metres; 20 frames: 2100 x 2100 mm
QUESTIONS
‘My work explores questions I ask myself. It is successful if it also prompts the viewer to raises questions of themselves’ Graham Bennett
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