2020 - Te Henga Studios

OPEN STUDIOS WAITATKERE 2020 @ TE HENGA STUDIOS

HELEN FEU'U

Helen is a Samoan-Paheka artist who connects through her art practice to the inner and outer worlds of who we are as a species in the ever evolving world of ecological systems. “It is a theme that allows me to reflect in my creativity the need to constantly consider, seek, connect, heal, and understand the nature of human frailty and our relationship within the planets vast internal knowledge of adaptation, change, regeneration, and growth.” Pacific motifs and symbols in her work speak of strength, armour and protection in an ever changing landscape. A metamorphosis of being, half this world, half that.

ROB SMITH

Rob Smith is a music producer & DJ from Bristol (RSD, Smith & Mighty) who got stuck in NZ after his tour back in March when the borders closed. He eventually found his way to Te Henga Studios where he now tends the chickens & continues to make music as well as perusing an interest in photography inspired by local beauty & the night sky. The 'song' of the roosters recently became a feature in some of his recordings - 'Chicken Dub' - which will be playing alongside a selection of his recent photographs.

*Rob will play a DJ set in the Barn @ 3pm on Sunday.

JOHN PERRY

John studied printmaking with Kees Hoss @ Elam in the early 1960s. He developed a silk screen printing studio in an old butchers shop @ Kaukapakapa in the mid 1970s. He's been living & working out of the old Regent Cinema in Helensville since the late 20th Century ''EX PERRY MENTING'' with block printing, screen printing & stencils well into the 21st Century.. “The rest is history..” - JP

*John will host a demonstration workshop of his screen printing techniques @ 1pm on Saturday

ARIHANA TAIAROA

Dreamscape: My work explores the creation of fantastical soft worlds with narrative characters. I experiment with the relationship between free-flow painting and what the subconscious sees bringing these forms forward. I have a love for striking colour and utilising it in creating immersive over worldly windows.

JAQS CLARKE

Jaqs Clarke illustrated, wrote & designed The Book of Water Magic based on her Phd in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. The Book of Water Magic is a mash up of environmentalism, magic, art & science, water patterns & aquatic creatures, classical mythology & disruptive text, Bosch, Klimt, Medieval manuscripts & Post-Modern anime. Her style of illustration is a mix of original illustration and digital assemblage. She lives on the Manukau Harbour in South Titirangi.

*Jaqs will present her PHD research on Water & discuss how her book was created @ 1pm on Sunday.

MARCEL MILLER
From fashion to industrial design & brand development, Marcel Miller (Marc) has utilised various disciplines in expressing art & creativity. Inspired by 20 years abroad in SE Asia, Marc currently designs & builds Beverage and Craft Spirit Brands. With numerous international design awards, including a DuPont for innovation, Marc has embraced photography as his new fav. medium. For OSW 2020 @Te Henga Studios, under the stage name of Marc NINE, he will show a photo essay titled 'I’m with the Band'

“I thought the 90's Grunge music movement happened just as graphic design hailed in a new era. We saw fashion & anti-fashion happen simultaneously. This is a fusion between commercial imagery, combined with the darker, grittiness of that era.”

KINA SAI

Multimedia artist Kina Sai created a kanuka teepee church during lockdown, which she spent living in a van in the bush @ Te Henga Studios. This Sacred Space was documented by local filmmaker Conan Fitzpatrick & will be screened in our Container Chapel dedicated to the 1st Patron Saint of Aotearoa, Pioneer Herbalist Suzanne Aubert, with music offerings by Frankie & the Flowers.

*Special dedication performance @ 11am Sunday

JOSH FFF aka PADDOCK RADIO

Paddock Radio is an independent non profit radio station dedicated to supporting and promoting original artists. We plat 100 percent submitted content, with interviews and performances from artists local and global.

*Paddock Radio will broadcast live from the Barn Saturday & Sunday from 10am - 4pm

AIDAN KELLY, ARIHANA TAIAROA, SHAWN SPIEKERMAN

Urban Permaculture Design presents a project focusing on converting lawn/marginal areas into a creative & productive food resource. There will be the opportunity to discuss different edible plants & their multifaceted roles within the ecosystem.

*The team will be in their garden for chats during the weekend & will also give 1 hour intensive presentation from 2pm Saturday

CONAN FITZPATRICK

Documentary filmmaker Conan Fitzpatrick will show a smorgasbord of his stunningly shot place-based video reflections and some moody evocations from his alchemical creations.

CHRISTIAN JENSEN

Christian is a Poet and a Prophet of Inanna who recently rediscovered his love for drawing over lockdown, developing a comic book style series of artworks that deal with “the journey of self that we go through to find the path or direction that allows us to grow both individually and collectively.”

GUS SIMONOVIC

Gus Simonovic is a poet, educator, creative entrepreneur, publisher, and producer and creator of Printable Reality, which exists to promote the art of spoken word and live literature into the hearts and minds of New Zealanders. This year Gus presents Instapoetry: Excerpts from the 'Printable Reality' visual poetry diary.

JOCELYN HARWOOD

Award winning visual artist Jocelyn Harwood trained under Walter Bakkenes & at the Lorenzo De Medici school in Florence, Italy. Jocelyn works mainly in oils, with lush landscapes & enigmatic portraits. For OSW this year, Jocelyn will be showing a collection of West Auckland people & places.