23. SHADOW RABBIT

Expired

CATHARINE SALMON & BERNARD GOETZ

Shadow silhouettes in cinema-like screens feature the white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland. These screens lure the visitor into the Shadow World Installation…

Salmon and Goetz are Nelson artists and NMIT tutors.

22. THE HONEY POST

Expired

ADRIAN TUCKWELL

The bounty of nectar, honey blossoms being pollinated, setting off biological triggers through the chemistry of nature. Cells divide, grow, and divide again. The Honey Post is a celebration of the bee and an acknowledgement of the way in which geometric form is utilised within the complex society of the hive. 

Adrian Tuckwell is a local resident and a student at NMIT, He enjoys working with his hands and the elegance of good design.

21. HOW THE KIWI LOST ITS WINGS

Expired

COMMUNITY ART WORKS

With a specially composed original music score, the narrated Maori myth of 'How the Kiwi Lost his Wings' is told, using life sized puppet lanterns.

Community Art Works provides access to the arts for those who are disadvantaged and cannot access the arts via the mainstream.

20. MAKING A SPLASH

Expired

DEAN HAYTON & SARAH ARNOLD

An interactive work using recycled water bottles sculpted into a giant tap. The work challenges the assumption that fresh, clean water will always flow when a tap is turned on.

Hayton and Arnold are second year Visual Arts and Media students at NMIT

19. MISSION IN SEARCH OF TANGIBLE REACTIVE ALIEN LIFE

Expired

FRITZ KUCKUCK & MARIA GRAU

Buffeted by the solar winds, a shimmering pod touches down in Nelson; using lights and sound in a sort of communication, MISTRAL invites you to imagine other worlds. Interact with this playful refugee out of time or space...

Nelson based creators Kuckuck and Grau were inspired by a love of classic science fiction to explore current social questions using a combination of recycled materials and micro-controlled electronics.

  1. 18. LUMINOSCILLATOR
  2. 17. THEATRE OF LIGHT
  3. 16. SYNTHETIC NATURE
  4. 15. LASER LANDER