Litmus: Nelson 2019 - Safe Space

Part of the group exhibition Sympathetic Resonance, The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand, 2019.

Text by Emil McAvoy

Safe Space view 1
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Safe Space view 19

Litmus: Nelson 2019 - A Measure of Health

Part of the group exhibition Sympathetic Resonance, The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand, 2019.

Text by Emil McAvoy

A Measure of Health view 1
A Measure of Health view 1
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A Measure of Health view 2
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A Measure of Health view 3
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A Measure of Health view 4
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A Measure of Health view 5
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A Measure of Health view 6
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A Measure of Health view 7
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A Measure of Health view 10
A Measure of Health view 11
A Measure of Health view 11

Litmus: Nelson 2019 - Dear Nelson

This installation is composed of work created by the LGBTQI+ community in Nelson.

It is part of the group exhibition Sympathetic Resonance, The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand, 2019.

Text by Emil McAvoy

Dear Nelson view 1
Dear Nelson view 1
Dear Nelson view 2
Dear Nelson view 2
Dear Nelson view 3
Dear Nelson view 3
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Dear Nelson view 4
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Dear Nelson view 5
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Dear Nelson view 18

Litmus: Nelson 2019 - The Absence of Voice

Part of the group exhibition Sympathetic Resonance, The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand, 2019.

Text by Emil McAvoy

The Absence of Voice view 1
The Absence of Voice view 1
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The Absence of Voice view 2
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The Absence of Voice view 10
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The Absence of Voice view 11
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The Absence of Voice view 12

Alight

Central Business District, Auckland, New Zealand, 2019.

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Alight view 30
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Alight satellite work 1 view 3
Alight satellite work 2 view 1
Alight satellite work 2 view 1
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Alight satellite work 2 view 3
Alight satellite work 3 view 1
Alight satellite work 3 view 1
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Alight satellite work 3 view 2
Alight satellite work 4 view 1
Alight satellite work 4 view 1
Alight satellite work 4 view 2
Alight satellite work 4 view 2

Sub Rosa

Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand, 2019.

Essay by Francis McWhannell

Photography by Shannon Novak and Sam Hartnett.

Sub Rosa (Intro) view 1
Sub Rosa (Intro) view 1

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Sub Rosa (Intro) view 2
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Sub Rosa (Intro) view 3
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Sub Rosa (Intro) view 4
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Sub Rosa (Intro) view 5
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Sub Rosa (Intro) view 6
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Sub Rosa (Intro) view 7
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Sub Rosa (Intro) view 8
Sub Rosa (Intro) view 9
Sub Rosa (Intro) view 9
Hallway view 1
Hallway view 1
Hallway view 2
Hallway view 2
Hallway view 3
Hallway view 3
Anonymous
Anonymous

Acrylic and ink on board.
Tyler Ryan
Tyler Ryan

Acrylic and ink on board.
Damien Hegley
Damien Hegley

Acrylic and ink on board.
Hallway view 4
Hallway view 4
Max
Max

Acrylic and ink on board.
Michael
Michael

Acrylic and ink on board.
Gazza
Gazza

Acrylic and ink on board.
Cameron S. Curd (view 1)
Cameron S. Curd (view 1)

Acrylic and ink on board.
Cameron S. Curd (view 2)
Cameron S. Curd (view 2)

Acrylic and ink on board.
Cameron S. Curd (view 3)
Cameron S. Curd (view 3)

Acrylic and ink on board.
Terry Parkes (view 1)
Terry Parkes (view 1)

Acrylic and ink on board.
Terry Parkes (view 2)
Terry Parkes (view 2)

Acrylic and ink on board.
Hallway view 5
Hallway view 5
Sub Rosa (Outro) view 1
Sub Rosa (Outro) view 1
Restroom sign (before intervention)
Restroom sign (before intervention)
Restroom sign (after intervention)
Restroom sign (after intervention)
Sub Rosa (Outro) view 2
Sub Rosa (Outro) view 2
Sub Rosa (Outro) view 3
Sub Rosa (Outro) view 3

Extended Play

Part of the group exhibition Headland Sculpture on the Gulf, Waiheke Island, New Zealand, 2019. This multi-site installation included a central work titled “Active Core” and satellite works in various locations around Auckland.

Photography by Shannon Novak and Peter Rees.

Active Core view 1
Active Core view 1

High impact plexiglass, acrylic, PVC, transparent vinyl, and solar light.
Active Core view 2
Active Core view 2
Active Core view 3
Active Core view 3
Active Core view 4
Active Core view 4
Extension I (view 1)
Extension I (view 1)

Acrylic, ink, agate, tiger’s eye, onyx, and quartz on board.
Extension I (view 2)
Extension I (view 2)
Extension II (view 1)
Extension II (view 1)

Acrylic, ink, and Swarovski crystals on board.
Extension II (view 2)
Extension II (view 2)
Extension III (view 1)
Extension III (view 1)

Acrylic, ink, and Swarovski crystals on board.
Extension III (view 2)
Extension III (view 2)
Extension IV (view 1)
Extension IV (view 1)
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Extension VII (view 7)

17 Years

Anderson Rhodes Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand, 2019.

Phone Confessions
Phone Confessions

Acrylic, ink, and Swarovski crystals on board.
Till Death Do Us Part
Till Death Do Us Part

Acrylic, ink, and Swarovski crystals on board.
Talk Show Academy
Talk Show Academy

Acrylic, ink, and Swarovski crystals on board.
Heart in Motion (view 1)
Heart in Motion (view 1)

Acrylic, ink, and stainless steel on board.
Heart in Motion (view 2)
Heart in Motion (view 2)
Among The Books
Among The Books

Acrylic, ink, and Swarovski crystals on board.
A Warm Place (view 1)
A Warm Place (view 1)

Acrylic, ink, and Swarovski crystals on board.
A Warm Place (view 2)
A Warm Place (view 2)
Kawaroa Fling
Kawaroa Fling

Acrylic, ink, and Swarovski crystals on board.
In The Light
In The Light

Acrylic, ink, and stainless steel on board.
In The Shadows
In The Shadows

Acrylic and ink on board.
Digital Tryst (view 1)
Digital Tryst (view 1)

Acrylic, ink, and Swarovski crystals on board.
Digital Tryst (view 2)
Digital Tryst (view 2)
Refuge
Refuge

Acrylic, ink, and stainless steel on board.
In This Together (view 1)
In This Together (view 1)

Acrylic, ink, and stainless steel on board.
In This Together (view 2)
In This Together (view 2)
Midnight Express (view 1)
Midnight Express (view 1)

Acrylic, ink, and Swarovski crystals on board.
Midnight Express (view 2)
Midnight Express (view 2)
Back Beach Rendezvous
Back Beach Rendezvous

Acrylic, ink, and Swarovski crystals on board.
Two By Two (view 1)
Two By Two (view 1)

Marble, Swarovski crystals, and brass.
Two By Two (view 2)
Two By Two (view 2)
Through Our Eyes (view 1)
Through Our Eyes (view 1)

Marble, Swarovski crystals, crystal balls, and titanium.
Through Our Eyes (view 2)
Through Our Eyes (view 2)
Through Our Eyes (view 3)
Through Our Eyes (view 3)
Through Our Eyes (view 4)
Through Our Eyes (view 4)
Confessional (view 1)
Confessional (view 1)

Marble, Swarovski crystals, mahogany, sterling silver, and nickel.
Confessional (view 2)
Confessional (view 2)
Confessional (view 3)
Confessional (view 3)
Cloak and Dagger (view 1)
Cloak and Dagger (view 1)
Cloak and Dagger (view 2)
Cloak and Dagger (view 2)
Uprising (view 1)
Uprising (view 1)
Uprising (view 2)
Uprising (view 2)
Uprising (view 3)
Uprising (view 3)
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Installation view 12
17 Years (view 1)
17 Years (view 1)

Steel and ribbon.
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Wisteria

Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand, 2018.

Wisteria view 1
Wisteria view 1
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Wisteria view 2
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Wisteria view 3
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Wisteria view 12
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Wisteria view 15
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Wisteria view 16

Flight of the Magnolia

Collaborative installation with Jeff Nusz, Te Tuhi, Auckland, New Zealand, 2018.

Video documentation

Flight of the Magnolia view 1
Flight of the Magnolia view 1
Flight of the Magnolia view 2
Flight of the Magnolia view 2
Flight of the Magnolia view 3
Flight of the Magnolia view 3
Flight of the Magnolia view 4
Flight of the Magnolia view 4
Flight of the Magnolia view 5
Flight of the Magnolia view 5
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Flight of the Magnolia view 6
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Flight of the Magnolia view 7
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Flight of the Magnolia view 8
Flight of the Magnolia view 9
Flight of the Magnolia view 9
Flight of the Magnolia view 10
Flight of the Magnolia view 10
Flight of the Magnolia view 11
Flight of the Magnolia view 11
Flight of the Magnolia view 12
Flight of the Magnolia view 12

Unbounded

Ramp Gallery, Hamilton, New Zealand, 2018.

Video documentation

Reflector VI
Reflector VI
The Christian Man (view 1)
The Christian Man (view 1)
The Christian Man (view 2)
The Christian Man (view 2)
Installation view 1
Installation view 1
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30 Nights on Queen Street (view 2)
30 Nights on Queen Street (view 2)
30 Nights on Queen Street (view 3)
30 Nights on Queen Street (view 3)
Installation view 2
Installation view 2
Flight Tracks (view 1)
Flight Tracks (view 1)
Flight Tracks (view 2)
Flight Tracks (view 2)
You showered smoke and alcohol imbued screams over those who walked by. Drenched in fear, they found cold comfort in prayer-like ground gazing (view 1)
You showered smoke and alcohol imbued screams over those who walked by. Drenched in fear, they found cold comfort in prayer-like ground gazing (view 1)
You showered smoke and alcohol imbued screams over those who walked by. Drenched in fear, they found cold comfort in prayer-like ground gazing (view 2)
You showered smoke and alcohol imbued screams over those who walked by. Drenched in fear, they found cold comfort in prayer-like ground gazing (view 2)
Paula Novak (left) and Craig Novak (right)
Paula Novak (left) and Craig Novak (right)
Installation view 3
Installation view 3
Installation view 4
Installation view 4
Craig Novak
Craig Novak
Open (view 1)
Open (view 1)
Open (view 2)
Open (view 2)
Open (view 3)
Open (view 3)

Conversion/Konvertieren Section 1: Judgement

Wandelhalle, Altes Spital, Solothurn, Switzerland, 2018.

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Installation view 8
PrEP and Cigarettes
PrEP and Cigarettes
Blue Movies
Blue Movies
Enervation
Enervation
Vanity
Vanity
Intercourse
Intercourse
The Open Relationship
The Open Relationship
Gluttony
Gluttony
Effeminacy
Effeminacy
Blasphemy
Blasphemy

Conversion/Konvertieren Section 2: Anguish

Kleiner Saal, Altes Spital, Solothurn, Switzerland, 2018.

Installation view 1
Installation view 1
Installation view 2
Installation view 2
Fear Tactics
Fear Tactics
Shame Tactics
Shame Tactics
For Daniel
For Daniel
Installation view 3
Installation view 3
Censure
Censure
30 Days of Therapy (view 1)
30 Days of Therapy (view 1)
30 Days of Therapy (view 2)
30 Days of Therapy (view 2)
30 Days of Therapy (view 3)
30 Days of Therapy (view 3)
Retrospection (view 1)
Retrospection (view 1)
Retrospection (view 2)
Retrospection (view 2)
Retrospection (view 3)
Retrospection (view 3)
Retrospection (view 4)
Retrospection (view 4)

Conversion/Konvertieren Section 3: Restoration

Konzertsaal Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland, 2018.

Towards a Global Ban (view 1)
Towards a Global Ban (view 1)
Towards a Global Ban (view 2)
Towards a Global Ban (view 2)
Towards a Global Ban (view 3)
Towards a Global Ban (view 3)
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Towards a Global Ban (view 4)
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Towards a Global Ban (view 5)
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Towards a Global Ban (view 6)
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Towards a Global Ban (view 7)
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Towards a Global Ban (view 8)
Towards a Global Ban (view 9)
Towards a Global Ban (view 9)
Towards a Global Ban (view 10)
Towards a Global Ban (view 10)

Conversion/Konvertieren Section 4: Release

Hospital Hallway, Altes Spital, Solothurn, Switzerland, 2018.

Exodus (view 1)
Exodus (view 1)
Exodus (view 2)
Exodus (view 2)
Exodus (view 3)
Exodus (view 3)
Exodus (view 4)
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Exodus (view 13)
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Exodus (view 14)

Bound

Britomart, Auckland, New Zealand, 2018.

Bound view 1
Bound view 1
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Bound view 21

Nexus

Pataka, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.

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Symphony

Britomart, Auckland, New Zealand, 2018.

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Notation -36.846269, 174.769166

Walker Wayland Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, 2017.

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The Expanded Gallery

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2017.

 

Essay by Gregory Minissale

 

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Modulation

Courtenay Place Park, Wellington, New Zealand, 2016.

 

Essay by Andrew Clifford

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Listening Forms

NZME Building, Auckland, New Zealand, 2015.

 

Video documentation

Essay by Balamohan Shingade and Erena Johnson

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Medley

Part of the group exhibition Headland Sculpture on the Gulf, Waiheke Island, New Zealand, 2015.

Medley Part I
Medley Part I
Medley Part II
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Medley Part III
Medley Part III
Medley Part IV
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Medley Part V
Medley Part VI
Medley Part VI
Medley Part VII
Medley Part VII
Medley Part VIII
Medley Part VIII
Medley Part IX
Medley Part IX
Medley Part X
Medley Part X
Medley Part XI
Medley Part XI
Medley Part XII
Medley Part XII

Organised Play

Audio Foundation, Auckland, New Zealand, 2014.

 

Animated work Myers Playground

Response to the work by Jeff Henderson

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For Arthur Detail I
For Arthur Detail I
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Myers Playground Detail I
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Myers Playground Detail V
Myers Playground Detail V

Site Reading

Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand, 2014.

Gallery Reading I
Gallery Reading I
Gallery Reading II
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Gallery Reading III
Gallery Reading III
Gallery Reading IV
Gallery Reading IV
Gallery Reading V
Gallery Reading V
Gallery Reading VI
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Gallery Reading VII
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Gallery Reading VIII
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Gallery Reading IX
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Gallery Reading X
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Gallery Reading XI
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Gallery Reading XII
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Gallery Reading XIII
Gallery Reading XIII
Gallery Reading XIV
Gallery Reading XIV

Scherzando

Part of the group exhibition Freedom Farmers: New Zealand Artists Growing Ideas, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand, 2013.

 

Video documentation

Scherzando Passage I
Scherzando Passage I
Scherzando Passage II
Scherzando Passage II
Scherzando Passage III
Scherzando Passage III
Scherzando Passage IV
Scherzando Passage IV
Scherzando Passage V
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Scherzando Passage X
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Scherzando Passage XII
Scherzando Passage XII
Scherzando Passage XIII
Scherzando Passage XIII
Scherzando Passage XIV
Scherzando Passage XIV
Scherzando Passage XV
Scherzando Passage XV
Scherzando Passage XVI
Scherzando Passage XVI

Screen Harmonics

Sir Paul Reeves Building, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand, 2013.

 

Video documentation

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Detail V
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Screen Array 1, Work 1
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Screen Array 2, Work 1
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Screen Array 3, Work 1
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Augmented Chords

White Hart, New Plymouth, New Zealand, 2012.

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Detail XXVII
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One Song, Three Composers

CentralTrak, The University of Texas at Dallas Artists Residency, Texas, USA, 2011.

 

Video documentation of the opening reception

Video documentation of the closing reception

Essay by Jane Button: The CentralTrak residency: an introduction to the work of Shannon Novak

Essay by Jane Button: States of consciousness: synesthetic responses in the works of Shannon Novak

Essay by Richard Merrick: Of music and mind

Essay by Michael Smither: The enigma of arrival

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Odic Time Piece

New Plymouth Clock Tower, New Plymouth, New Zealand, 2011.

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Melodic Flourish

Britomart, Auckland, New Zealand, 2011.

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Symphonic Lineage

Auckland, New Zealand, 2011.

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