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Education ResourceChristchurch Biennial27 September – 9 November 2013

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2 SCAPE7 Public Art Christchurch BiennialEducation Resources

4. SCAPE 7 What is it? Where is it? Who are we?

5. Background to SCAPE 7 statement from curator Blair French

6. The Process of making Public Art for SCAPE 7

7. SCAPE 7 Art Central – where it all happens – join us in our unique community space

8. Education Opportunities – what you can do with students and how to book it in

9. SCAPE 7 & Canterbury Museum Tree Houses Programme

10. SCAPE 7 Art Central Art Activities

11. The Public Art Walkway – map/locations

12. The artists & artworks Legacy (Permanent) Works

Julia Morison, Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers

Mischa Kuball, Solidarity Grid

13. The artists & artworks

Dan Arps, Common Coop Co-op

Fiona Connor, Common Co-op Coop

David Cross, Level Playing Field (Powerslide)

Phil Dadson, Bodytok Quintet

Shaun Gladwell, Inflected Forms

Roslisham Ismail aka Ise, t-OWN Planning

Rob Hood, Duck Soup

Maddie Leach & Jem Noble, I was using six watts when you Received me…..

Miranda Parkes, Fielder

Zina Swanson, Can anyone hear me?

Wayne Youle, Flauntatiousness

19. Understanding Art Junior Worksheet prompts for use with students

20. Understanding Art Senior Worksheet prompts for use with students

21. RAMS – for teachers, done for you, covering access to all the artworks

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3SCAPE7 Public Art Christchurch BiennialEducation Resources

Exploring public art is an important way for young people to reconnect with the city in a positive way. It enables them to engage with a range of ideas presented through a variety of artworks to inspire, challenge, and reconsider how public space is used in Christchurch.

SCAPE Public Art provides several options to

engage students – as outlined in this resource,

which focus on the Public Art Walkway and are

based at Art Central on the corner of Gloucester

and Colombo Streets.

The SCAPE 7 Education Resource is linked to the

New Zealand Curriculum and designed to assist

teachers in planning and making the most of their

visit to SCAPE 7 Art Central and the Public Art

Walkway. It provides information about SCAPE 7

– the curator, the process of selecting and making

public artwork, the SCAPE 7 artists and projects –

it offers clear insight into the background to

SCAPE 7. It includes information about the location

of the artworks and the Art Central venue, the Public

Art Walkway, how to book school groups, and a Risk

Assessment Management Strategy form.

All Education enquiries:

Josie Whelan Education and Community Engagement Manager SCAPE Public Art

T: +64 3 365 7995E: [email protected]

scapebiennial.org.nz/education


SCAPE Public Art install public art in Christchurch all

year around. Over the past 15 years we’ve installed

seven permanent and 150 temporary works of

public art in central Christchurch. We showcase

leading national and international contemporary

artists as well as being a springboard for emerging

local talent.

The SCAPE 7 Public Art Christchurch Biennial is a

Christchurch festival celebrating public artworks

from a mix of local, national and international artists.

SCAPE 7 runs from 27 September to 9 November

2013 – six exciting weeks, and includes an inspiring

Education Programme for primary, intermediate,

secondary school and tertiary level students and

educators to engage with.

SCAPE 7 is a biennial event produced by SCAPE

Public Art. After 15 years we are up to our seventh

biennial. The term ‘Biennial’ is commonly used

in the art world to describe large international

contemporary art exhibitions like ours that occur

every two years.

The Biennial will see the creation of one major

legacy (permanent) sculpture, the commencement

of a second legacy piece, and a Public Art Walkway

comprising work from 11 artists of free-to-view,

new and temporary works of art. An architecturally

designed space, Art Central, will be the focus

for a dynamic opening weekend, an education

and community engagement programme and a

comprehensive calendar of public events.

SCAPE Public Art Who are we?

What is the SCAPE 7 Public Art Christchurch Biennial?

Public Art WalkwayFor SCAPE 7, we have created a central city Public

Art Walkway of eleven new temporary works of

public art, two new permanent artworks and four

existing sculptures over more than 20 sites.

Adrienne, Lady Stewart

ONZM, QSM, LLD (Hon)

Governing Patron

Quin Henderson

Board Member

Chief Executive Officer, Southbase Construction

Tony Sewell

Deputy Chairman

Chief Executive, Ngāi Tahu Property Ltd

Bob Blyth

Chairman

Project Director, BECA

Jenny May

Board Member

Heritage Management Services

Darryn George

Board Member

Artist

Paige CuthbertBoard Member

Partner, Ernst & Young

Board Members

Photo left: SCAPE Public Art Staff from left: Jane Leighs (Marketing),

Anna Colthart (Finance), Deborah McCormick (Director),

Josie Whelan (Education) and Jo Mair (Public Art Project Manager).

Photo: Richard Linton.


SCAPE 7 - 27 September to 9 November 2013 offers Christchurch residents and visitors alike a newly rich and multi-layered experience of a city space in transition. SCAPE Public Art acknowledges the trauma associated with the city’s recent past; draws on the strength of community determination to rebuild a civic home; makes creative, material propositions regarding the future form of the city and the ways in which it might be inhabited; but most of all presents works that create moments of beauty and hope.

SCAPE 7 draws on three guiding principles that

speak both to and beyond the immediate experience

of the city: that of mobility; of embracing, or at least

anticipating the unexpected; and looking forward,

of possibility. Together they encompass ways of

thinking across the recent past, the present and the

future of life in Christchurch.

An emphasis upon mobility reflects something of the

experience of Christchurch residents being forced to

move places of residence and work, often relatively

frequently, as well as having to negotiate changing

patterns of movement through the changing city. For

many the earthquakes have resulted in an unusually

nomadic experience of urban life. Christchurch is

comprised of communities who are dealing with

uncertainty; who have become out of necessity

mobile, adaptable, flexible, even nomadic at times;

and who live in and work out of often temporary,

modular, even transportable structures.

Christchurch and the lives of its residents have

dramatically changed in previously unexpected ways.

Anticipating and/or coping with the unexpected

has become a defining condition of the city. But the

unexpected can also be a realm of excitement, of

positive surprise, of the opening up of new worlds, of

new opportunity and new possibility.

Background to SCAPE 2013Statement from curator Blair French

If the unexpected makes overt reference to the

recent past of the city – the dramatic, unexpected

events – then possibility embraces a looking forward

in perhaps new ways to new futures. The principles

of the unexpected and of possibility also point to the

potential of art projects to surprise and delight, to

shift the parameters of immediate experience and

ways of looking at the world. There’s a degree of

magic almost here, or the fantastical, the imaginative,

even the uncanny, that particular works in SCAPE 7

embrace.

Blair French Curator, SCAPE 7 Public Art

Christchurch Biennial


The process of makingPublic Art for SCAPE 7

Each artwork is installed before the SCAPE Public Art Christchurch

Biennial opens

A curator is

appointed whose

role it is to set the

theme of the Biennial

Artists are contacted

and discussions are

initiated with the

curator and project

manager

Out of this a number

of artists are

invited to come to

Christchurch for a

site visit and submit a

proposal

Proposals are re-

viewed in the

context of the SCAPE

Public Art model

which is to connect

artists with in-kind

support from local

industry for

the production of

their work

The SCAPE Public Art

Board of Trustees

approves projects

and some projects

are carried forward

Across this period

from artist site

visit and proposal

submission, sites to

place the artworks

are investigated

Artist projects are

matched with industry

and business partners

who facilitate the

making of the work;

this can range from

fabricating steel and

connecting electricity

to supplying raw

materials or providing

foundations

Financial

contributions are

sought from patrons

and other funding

bodies to support

the artists in the

creation of their

projects

Each artist’s project

is managed by

SCAPE Public Art;

this process involves

monitoring all the

varous people and

suppliers, keeping

to schedule and li-

aising with the artist

over the realisation

of their work


The SCAPE 7 Art Central space on the corner of

Colombo and Gloucester St comprises a temporary

classroom, a reading room, mobile café, outdoor

stage area, and is a unique and inviting environment.

The feature artwork Tree Houses for Swamp

Dwellers by Julia Morison provides a focus point and

is an artwork which can be explored through play.

Art Central is available to school groups and the arts

community for free use as a venue for activities and

performances which reflect the positive vibrancy

and artistic wealth present in the city. SCAPE Public

Art are looking for self-managing artists, groups or

individuals who will contribute vibrant performances,

activities, works of art or events which showcase

the creative talent of our communities over the six

weekends of SCAPE 7 and weekday lunchtimes.

A registration document is available on the website

for school and Community Groups to register

interest. www.scapepublicart.org.nz

Julia Morison, Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers,

Artist impression, (2013).


The SCAPE Public Art Education Programme aims to give young people a positive opportunity to reconnect with the city through artworks which add vibrancy and an exciting element in their re-emerging city.

The Education Programme, operating out of

Art Central offers workshops for teachers and

students, guided tours of the artworks, lectures and

opportunities to meet with the artists and discuss

their work. The programme addresses topics

relevant to each participating artist’s artwork, and as

such covers a wide range of conceptual approaches

and a variety of media. Our classroom will be an

area for practical art-making activities which support

learning about the artworks.

For the duration of SCAPE 7, free art making

activities are available, linked to the New Zealand

Curriculum and accessible for students from Year 1

through to Year 13. Young people are encouraged to

develop analytical frameworks for understanding the

conceptual content of the artworks. They will build

on existing art making skills and develop new ways

of working with selected media.

Teachers can select from, and book, school groups

into a number of options at Art Central including

the following offerings:

• AguidedtourofthePublicArtWalkway

• Aself-directedexplorationofthePublicArt

Walkway for school groups

• Takepartinanartactivitybasedonthe

impressive permanent work at Art Central or

another artist’s work at:

- 10.00am – 11.00am

- 11.30am -12.30pm

- 1.00 – 2.00pm

• TrycontactingtheInternationalSpaceStation

through a sound transmission in Maddie Leach’s

& Jem Noble’s work I was using six watts

when you Received me... from Hagley Park at

scheduled times

• PlayPowerslide, David Cross’s work, by booking

groups to play six a team, available to students

ten years and over

• Abiketouroftheartworkslimitedtogroupsof12

• For all bookings please go to:

www.scapebiennial.org.nz/education

Email enquiries to:

[email protected]

• AcombinedexperiencewithCanterburyMuseum

Education team at Riccarton Bush, developing

understanding about the local significance of the

Kahikatea tree, inspiration for the artwork by Julia

Morison. Please see page 9 for timings.

EducationOpportunities


A special programme linking SCAPE 7 and

Canterbury Museum provides a unique opportunity

for young people to explore the links between

science and art, by taking part in a Riccarton Bush

lesson with a Museum Educator, followed by a

selection of art activities at Art Central with SCAPE

Public Art. This combined initiative is focused on

the artwork Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers by

local artist Julia Morison. This artwork is located at

Art Central and consists of a group of ten modular

objects that read and function as both trees and

outdoor rooms, a physical space in which to

explore and play. Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers

combines plant and light components and is a

large scale artwork making it an exciting piece to

investigate. Geographically and historically, this

artwork references the swamps in Christchurch that

supported forests of Kahikatea trees. Riccarton Bush

remains as the only example of these important

trees on the Canterbury floodplains and is of national

significance. This is a rich educational opportunity for

young people to engage with to further develop their

understanding of this artwork and its significance to

Christchurch.

SCAPE7 & CanterburyMuseum Tree Houses Programme

There are two components to this Programme;

Riccarton Bush – Canterbury Museum

What: Museum Educator led lesson

When: Weekdays 14 October - 1 November 2013

9:30 – 10:30am; 11:00 – 12:00pm

Where: Riccarton Bush, Kahu Road

Bookings are essential. Please book your spot on the

Riccarton Bush component by visiting the Canterbury

Museum website. http://www.canterburymuseum.

com/events/events.aspx

SCAPE 7 – Art Central

What: Selected art activities around Tree Houses

For Swamp Dwellers

When: Weekdays 14 October - 1 November 2013

11.30am - 12.30pm; 1.00pm - 2.00pm

Where: SCAPE 7 Art Central, corner of Gloucester

and Colombo Streets

Bookings are essential. Please book your spot on the

SCAPE 7 component by visiting

www.scapepublicart.org.nz/education enquiries to

[email protected]

OTHERPOSSIBILITIESDue to the timing of SCAPE 7, the initial two week

period takes place during the school holidays

between the third and fourth term. Each weekday of

the school holidays, free art activities are scheduled

during the morning and afternoon at Art Central at

11.00 and 1.00pm. These are open to the public to

book and take part in, facilitating the potential for

cross generational learning.

A year round Education Programme is offered to

schools beyond the biennial period, based on SCAPE

Public Art artworks. This includes the opportunity for

schools to collaborate on a piece of street art which

will be produced on a prominent hoarding in the city

at the end of Term 4 and the start of Term 1 2014.

SUMMARYThrough experiencing the Public Art Walkway,

students will be introduced to the artworks

including information about the artists, their themes,

techniques and what this public art context is.

They have the opportunity to respond to the artworks

by expressing their ideas, thoughts, feelings, and

visual responses though art making activities.

By participating, students will develop a stronger

understanding about the relationships between

public art and the context it is situated in; be they

physical/landscape/environment, political, cultural,

or social.


Choose from several art making activities on offer at SCAPE 7 Art Central including:

Cyanotype prints:

This is a special opportunity for students to produce

an original print work in a small amount of time.

Using a specially treated light sensitive paper,

students create a design using a resist that is

exposed onto paper using sunlight. The results using

this technique are unique and stunning in terms of

detail and contrast.

Based on the feature artwork Tree Houses for

Swamp Dwellers by Julia Morison which incorporates

both plant forms and light, these two elements are

also used in the print process. Julia uses repetition

in her work which will also be a component in the

compositions of the prints. By manipulating various

elements to create a design students learn about

composition, positive and negative space and how

light can be used to expose images. Book your

classes early as there are limited spaces for class

groups.

Also based on Julia Morison’s work:

The Riccarton Bush Experience

A chance for students to meet Canterbury Museum

Educators at Riccarton Bush and encounter the

beauty and scale of the Kahikatea trees, then join the

SCAPE Public Art team at Art Central to learn about

the artwork inspired by these trees, Tree Houses for

Swamp Dwellers by Julia Morison. This is a fantastic

history, geography, science and art crossover.

At Art Central younger students explore the artwork

through play and drawing with a range of media,

taking in the scale and structural nature of the

work using materials appropriate to this artwork.

Senior students can tackle the artwork with a more

challenging approach to drawing focusing on both

the detailed elements in the work alongside the

structural components. Students will use a variety of

media as appropriate.

As a separate approach students can develop their

understanding of tessellation and repeat patterns in

both two and three dimensions in relation to this work.

Image making through collage:

Based on the work of Ise, students will engage in

the same process that members of the public who

worked with Ise to make his work were offered.

Using a collection of selected images as a starting

point, students are asked to create their vision of

how they want their city to be.

This is a largely collaborative approach (smaller

classes can work individually) where students have to

work together in small groups to create an artwork.

Image above: Julia Morison, Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers, (2013). Commissioned by Christchurch City Council. Installed in 2013 for the SCAPE 7 Public Art Christchurch Biennial.


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Re:STARTMALL

1 Phil Dadson, Bodytok Quintet

2 Zina Swanson, Can anybody hear me?

3 Dan Arps, Common Coop Co-op

Fiona Connor, Common Co-op Coop

4 Rob Hood, Duck Soup

5 Miranda Parkes, Fielder

6 Wayne Youle, Flauntatiousness

7 Regan Gentry, Flour Power

8 Shaun Gladwell, Inflected Forms

9 Maddie Leach & Jem Noble, I was using six watts when you Received me...

10 David Cross, Level Playing Field

11 Phil Price, Nucleus

12 Anton Parsons, Passing Time

13 Roslisham Ismail aka Ise, t-OWN Planning

14 Mischa Kuball, Solidarity Grid

15 Julia Morison, Tree Houses For Swamp Dwellers

Rachael Dewhirst, Kaleidoscopic Nights

The 2012 Resene Art in the Streets

SCAPE Christchurch Mural

TOURS

Art Central Tour: A short central-city tour starting

and finishing at SCAPE 7 Art Central

Time: Walk 20 minutes, Bike 15 minutes

Re:START Tour: An extension and variation on

the Art Central Tour, taking in Re:START


North of the Square Tour: This tour offers an

amble in the Park contrasted by a walk down

Victoria Street’s busy streetscape


See: scapepublicart.org.nz/i-was-using-six-watts

for details

South of the Square Tour: An urban street-art

tour from High Street to CPIT


SCAPE7 ART CENTRAL

Public Art Walkway Map/Locations

Other Art

Other Services & Points of Interest


The artists and artworks Legacy (permanent) works

Julia Morison Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers

Consisting of ten modular objects that read and

function both as trees and as houses, Julia Morison’s

work can be engaged with and explored on many

levels. The work incorporates light and plant forms,

and creates spaces within itself for reflection and

play. This significant legacy piece will remain as a

permanent, re-locatable work in Christchurch City.

Julia MorisonBorn 1952, Pahiatua, New Zealand. Based Christchurch, New Zealand.

Julia Morison’s ongoing practice — incorporating painting,

sculpture, photography and installation — is consistently

underpinned by a complex symbolic system. Morison’s

work invites us to reflect on the ways structures manipulate

the way we see things, with her interpretations offering a

metaphor for other such systems. She also encourages us

to consider systems themselves.

What: permanent, interactive

Where: SCAPE 7 Art Central, Corner of Gloucester and Colombo Streets, Christchurch

For more: scapebiennial.org.nz/tree-houses-for-swamp-dwellers

Artist website: www.juliamorison.co.nz/

Mischa Kuball Solidarity Grid

Mischa Kuball’s Solidarity Grid is based in the act

of giving and the positive symbolism of light. Over

a period of two years, beginning with SCAPE 7, a

single street lamp from each of twenty-one cities

around the globe are being gifted to Christchurch

as a gesture of solidarity with the city during its

recovery and rebuild process. These will be installed

along a section of Park Terrace, providing light for

pedestrians and cyclists.

Mischa KuballBorn 1959, Düsseldorf, Germany. Based Düsseldorf, Germany

The award winning artist and academic, Mischa Kuball,

resides in Düsseldorf Germany. His primary interest is in

light and space within public and institutional spheres.

Using the medium of light – in installations and photography

– he explores architectural spaces and contributes to social

and political discourses.

What: permanent street lamps

Where: Park Terrace, Christchurch

For more: scapebiennial.org.nz/solidarity-grid Image above: Julia Morison, Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers, (2013). Commissioned by Christchurch City Council. Installed in 2013 for the SCAPE 7 Public Art Christchurch Biennial.

Images: Solidarity Grid (2013). Commissioned by Christchurch City Council. First installment in 2013 for the SCAPE 7 Public Art Christchurch Biennial.


Dan Arps Common Coop Co-op

Dan Arps’ work encourages us to consider the way

that public space is being redefined in the current

environment. Sitting alongside that of Fiona Connor

and forming an interactive communal area for locals,

Arps work plays with the idea of common space

though the various functional and sculptural objects.

Dan ArpsBorn 1976, Christchurch, New Zealand. Based Auckland, New Zealand.

Dan Arps work explores and responds to contemporary

urban environments. Frequently using found objects

he creates works that range from the humorous to the

unsettling.

What: interactive, installation

Where: Corner of High & Tuam Streets

For more: scapebiennial.org.nz/common-coop-co-op

Artist website: www.danarps.com

FIona Connor Common Co-op Coop

Fiona Connor looks at the way functional objects,

such as rubbish bins and park gates have become

much more visible in post-earthquake Christchurch.

By drawing attention to their sculptural qualities she

invites us to consider the way they are used to create

space and specific environments.

Fiona ConnorBorn 1981, Auckland, New Zealand. Based Los Angeles, USA.

Fiona Connor’s installations typically present collections

of objects or structures that have come from pre-existing

architectural systems, exploring how specific environments

condition our perception of objects.

What: interactive, installation

Where: Corner of High & Tuam Streets

For more: scapebiennial.org.nz/common-co-op-coop

The artists and artworks

Image: Fiona Connor, Mount Gabriel, Ruby and Ash, Auckland, installation view, Hopkinson Cundy, (2012).Photo: Alex North

Image: Dan Arps, Panax, Auckland, Michael Lett Gallery, (2007).


David Cross Level Playing Field - Powerslide!

For six weeks only, Christchurch is hosting the

world premiere of the new action-packed sport,

Powerslide: The World’s newest thrills and spills

sport! Investigating the interplay between sport and

participatory art, David Cross’ Powerslide is a ‘pop-

up’ structure which acts as a playing field. Residents

are encouraged to put together a team and take part

at scheduled times.

David CrossBorn 1968, Melbourne, Australia. Based Wellington, New Zealand.

David Cross works across performance, installation, video

and photography. His works often involve inflatable objects

and structures that draw audiences into unexpected

situations.

What: participatory, team sport, interactive, at scheduled times, for those aged 10+

Where: Corner of Gloucester and Colombo Streets

For more: scapebiennial.org.nz/powerslide

Artist webiste: www.davidcrossartist.com

Phil Dadson Bodytok Quintet: The Human Instrument Archive Presented with Christchurch Art Gallery

Te Puna o Waiwhetu

Bodytok Quintet is an on-going project for the artist

that reveals the individual and often astonishing

sounds people can make using their bodies only –

think lip plopping, bone clicking and whistle warbling.

Come along to Art Box and get personally involved in

the project.

Phil DadsonBorn 1946, Napier, New Zealand. Based Auckland, New Zealand.

Phil Dadson is a sound and intermedia artist. His work

includes solo performances and exhibitions, the building

of experimental instruments and sonic objects, video and

sound installation, composition and improvisation.

What: multimedia, sound work, interactive

Where: Art Box, Corner of Madras and St Asaph Streets, Christchurch

For more: scapebiennial.org.nz/bodytok-quintet

About artist: www.sonicsfromscratch.co.nz

Image: Phil Dadson, Bodytok Quintet: The Human Instrument Archive, Image courtesy of the artist.

Image: Level Playing Field/Powerslide, artist impression.



Shaun Gladwell Inflected Forms

As an accomplished artist and skateboarder, Shaun

Gladwell’s practice has long been interested in public

art as an aspect of the urban environment that can

be appropriated by skateboarders. Shaun’s steel

sculptural works look to the innovative ways skating

operates in a ‘broken’ environment.

Shaun GladwellBorn 1972 Sydney, Australia. Based in London, United Kingdom.

Shaun is best known for his video works that explore

motion, energy and balance through tracking the rhythms,

cycles and forms of skateboarding, bike-riding and

car-surfing.

What: multiple locations, sculpture

Where: 1. Corner of High and Cashel Streets. 2. Corner of Manchester and Tuam Streets. 3. Ash Street

For more: scapebiennial.org.nz/inflected-forms

Roslisham Ismail aka Ise t-OWN Planning Drawing on his own observations of the city and

numerous conversations with Christchurch residents

regarding their desires and fears for the city’s future,

international artist Ise has created a suite of video

and billboard works representing playful, imaginative

images of a future city.

Roslisham Ismail aka IseBorn 1972, Kota Bharu, Malaysia. Based Kuala Lumpur and Kota Bharu, Malaysia.

Roslisham Ismail, aka Ise’s popular culture-inspired work

includes installations, publications, animations, collages,

participatory events, and the artist space Parking Project

(run out of his apartment in Kuala Lumpur).

What: video projection, billboard

Where: 1. Back wall of Lichfield Street Carpark, Re:Start, 2. Tuam Street

For more: scapebiennial.org.nz/town-planning

Image: Rob Hood, Buckets and Boxes on Poles, (from the exhibition Who Laughs Last), Christchurch, Jonathan Smart Gallery, (2012).

Image: courtesy of the artist, (2013). Photo: Julian Vares



Rob Hood Duck Soup

Located across five sites in central Christchurch, Rob

Hood’s bucket and pole works evoke the movies of

the Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy, while also

suggesting youthful pranks. Their darkly humorous

manner delivers a kind of comic relief to Christchurch

residents.

Rob HoodBorn 1974, Christchurch, New Zealand. Based Christchurch, New Zealand.

Rob Hood’s works take up the found waste of pop and

consumer culture, transforming it into forms that are

context-specific, thought-provoking and beautiful.

What: sculpture

Where: various locations around the city. See if you can find all five. Clue: they are marked on our map.

For more: scapebiennial.org.nz/duck-soup

Maddie Leach & Jem Noble I was using six watts when you Received me…

From the wide open fields of Hagley Park at

scheduled but irregular times, radio operators from

the Christchurch Amateur Radio Club will send out

sound transmissions created by Maddie Leach and

Jem Noble in an attempt to contact the International

Space Station. Working with local recordings held

by National Sound Archive here in Christchurch the

work includes recordings taken in many buildings

that no longer exist and captures a small piece of

Christchurch sent to whoever is out there to listen.

Maddie LeachBorn 1970 Auckland, New Zealand. Based Wellington, New Zealand.

Maddie Leach’s practice is largely project-based,

investigating ways of making artworks in order to interpret

and respond to specific environments.

Jem NobleBorn 1974 Stone, United Kingdom. Based Vancouver, Canada and Bristol, United Kingdom.

Jem Noble’s practice encompasses digital image-making,

music, sculpture, performance and text and is concerned

with questions of framing, indeterminacy and co-production.

What: mobile installation, sound work

Where: Hagley Park North, Christchurch

Fore more: scapebiennial.org.nz/i-was-using-six-watts for

information regarding transmission times.

Artist webistes:www.maddieleach.net•www.jemnoble.com

Image: courtesy of Jamie North.

Image: courtesy of Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero.



Miranda Parkes Fielder

Miranda Parkes’ large billboard-like screens, located

across three sites, insert blocks of colour into the

changing city environment. Seen from a distance the

‘paintings’ appear as solid colour, but as the viewer

approaches they dissolve into a transparent screen,

tinting the environment behind.

Miranda ParkesBorn 1977, Christchurch, New Zealand. Based Christchurch, New Zealand.

Bridging the fields of painting and sculpture, Miranda

Parkes’ works are strongly coloured and responsive to their

environment. She utilises brightly coloured surfaces that

often reveal hidden depths while apparently solid forms

dissolve before our eyes.

What: sculpture

Where: 1. Victoria Square on the riverbank near the Town Hall. 2. Friendship Corner (south of the Bridge of Remembrance). 3. Corner of Cashel and Manchester Streets

For more: scapebiennial.org.nz/fielder

Zina Swanson Can anybody hear me?

Science and pseudoscience meet in Zina Swanson’s

unexpected performances that take place each

weekend over SCAPE 7. With the assistance of a

range of plant specialists Zina encourages us to look

at our relationship to the natural world and how the

suggestibility of hypnosis can affect perception.

Zina SwansonBorn 1981, Christchurch, New Zealand. Based Dunedin, New Zealand.

Zina Swanson’s work investigates the relationship between

humans and the natural world, with a particular interest in

notions of anthropomorphism.

What: performance

Where: locations noted on map, check the website and our Facebook page for which location will be activated each weekend.

When: Saturdays (or Sundays if weather is bad)

For more: scapebiennial.org.nz/can-anybody-hear-me

Images: concept drawings courtesy of the artist.

Image: Miranda Parkes, concept image, courtesy of the artist.



Wayne Youle Flauntatiousness

Fast and loud Wayne Youle’s work is literally on

the move, this mobile artwork presents the artists

of SCAPE 7 as ‘brands’ in the manner of high

performance motor-racing teams. Emblazoned

alongside are sponsor logos and tongue in cheek

comments on the current environment.

Wayne Youle(Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whakaeke, Ngāti Pākehā)

Born 1974 Wellington, New Zealand. Based Amberley, New Zealand.

Wayne Youle works across traditional media including

painting, sculpture, photography and print-making, seeking

to forge connections between each and the various

processes and strategies associated with design and

popular culture.

What: art car

Where: parked regularly at SCAPE 7 Art Central, Corner of Gloucester and Colombo Streets, and keep an eye out for it around town.

For more: scapebiennial.org.nz/flauntatiousness

Image: Wayne Youle, Flauntatiousness, pencil sketch, courtesy of the artist, (2013).



Understanding ArtJunior work sheetRecord what you see, what is the artwork made up

of, how does it look, what colours can you see?

Process: what is it made from, how do you think it has

been made?

Form: What type of artwork is it?

Mood/feeling: What kind of feeling do you get from

the artwork?

Meaning or artist intention: What do you think the

artist is trying to say in the work?

Does the title give any clue to the meaning of the

artwork? If so describe how.

Elements: Describe the structure/materials/shapes:

Artist name:

Title of work:


Understanding ArtSeniorRecord what you see, what is the artwork made up

of, how does it look, what colours can you see?

Process: what is it made from, how has it been made?

Form: What type of artwork is it? Can you classify it,

what makes it that type of artwork over another, how

do you define the term?

Mood/feeling: What kind of feeling do you get from

the artwork?

Meaning or artist intention: What do you think the

artist is trying to say in the work?

Does the title draw out any meaning from the

artwork? If so describe how.

Elements: Describe the structure in terms of line/

density/materials/shapes:

Artist name:

Title of work:


SCAPE 7 RAMS Forms

Teachers should note this document was developed to assist in planning a visit to the SCAPE Public Art

Walkway and Art Central. SCAPE Public Art cannot be responsible for the risk assessment for you or your

students. Teachers must be responsible for assessing the potential risks and hazards associated with their

visit. Please refer to the information provided below for more information. Contact SCAPE Public Art Education

and Community Engagement Manager, Josie Whelan, if you have any questions regarding risk assessment in

preparation for your visit.

The purpose of risk assessment:

• Toidentifyallpossiblehazards

• Toidentifymeasuresthatwillpreventand/orminimiseallpossiblehazards

• Toidentifytheactionthatwillcontrolandminimisetheextentofinjuryintheeventofanemergency

Hazard Identification Prevention and minimisation Action – if hazard occurs

Cuts Bruising Falls

Brief students on sensible behaviour at the begin-ning of the programme and ensure students walk sensibly during programme. Teachers can also reinforce this message during the walk, and in preparation at school.

For minor injuries

•AfirstaidkitwillbeavailableatArtCentral

•CurrentfirstaidcertificateheldbyVisitorHostManagers

For major injuries phone 111.

Teachers should carry mobile phones for emergency purposes.

Stairs Rails available for stairs. Care should be taken to avoid slips and trips by ensuring students walk at normal pace and watch where they are going.

For minor injuries •AfirstaidkitwillbeavailableattheSCAPEArtCentral

•CurrentfirstaidcertificateheldbyVisitorHosts

For major injuries phone 111. Teachers should carry mobile phones for emergency purposes.

Road Accident A map of the SCAPE Public Art Walkway is available for teachers to consider roads that will need to be crossed, footpaths and pedestrian malls prior to their visit. The map indicates which side of the road you will need to walk along and where to cross in order to best view the artworks.

Teachers are solely responsible for students and need to ensure that that a minimum adult to student ratio of 1:6 is maintained at all times for primary school aged students. This ratio is required by the SCAPE Public Art Board of Trustees.

For minor injuries •AfirstaidkitwillbeavailableattheSCAPEArtCentral

•CurrentfirstaidcertificateheldbyVisitorHostManagers

For major injuries phone 111.

Teachers should carry mobile phones for emergency purposes.

Student specific ailment The class teacher is responsible for the specific medical needs of students.

Sculptures - protruding and or sharp objects, moving parts, hollow or unsupportive materials

Students should be advised in advance by teachers of the diverse nature of the sculptures and behave accordingly.

SCAPE 7 guides will advise the students to take care and only allow touching under adult supervision.

Weather conditions: sun, wind and rain

Teachers are responsible for ensuring students are wearing appropriate clothing for their excursion: sun hats, rain coats, sun block, sensible shoes etc.

It is advisable for teachers and/or students to carry water with them on hot days. •Theguidedwalkswilloperateinfineweatheronly,if heavy rain occurs the Education Manager will termi-nate the guided walk, or cancel and contact the school with as much advance notice as possible.


Hazard Identification Prevention and minimisation Action – if hazard occurs

Weather conditions: sun, wind and rain

Teachers are responsible for ensuring students are wearing appropriate clothing for their excursion: sun hats, rain coats, sun block, sensible shoes etc.

It is advisable for teachers and/or students to carry water with them on hot days. •Theguidedwalkswilloperateinfineweatheronly,if heavy rain occurs the Education Manager will termi-nate the guided walk, or cancel and contact the school with as much advance notice as possible.

Getting lost from the group or exposed to stranger danger

There will be members of the public along the SCAPE Public Art Walkway and at the SCAPE Art Central. The classroom can be booked by school groups for their exclusive use when visiting the Hub. Ensure the ratio of 1:6 is clear to visiting teachers and that an adult is assigned to student groups. Students should be advised to keep close to the class group and supervisors. Teachers should keep students in sight, and reinforce guides requirements to meet up after short distances walked (e.g. at particular sculptures or landmarks).

The class teacher is responsible for the overall safety of all students.

•Notifyteacherofincident

•Notifyschoolofincident

•Contactpolice:SCAPE7guideswillcarrymobilephones for emergency purposes.

Child Supervision SCAPE 7 Visitor Hosts, guides and staff do not pro-vide supervision. The class teacher is responsible for ensuring a supervision ratio of 1:6 for primary aged students. All class teachers should bring a current register when visiting and it is the responsibility of the teacher to have this accessible at all times.

SCAPE 7 Visitor Hosts, guides or staff will meet and greet school groups and provide briefing of activities and expectations including safety rules.The Education Manager will facilitate all learning within the classroom and outside at Art Central.

Access to the sculptures are safe and without risk to health however there are some that are located near and beside busy roads or the river. Guides will indi-cate the best place for group viewing of sculptures. If undertaking a self-guided tour it is recommended that teachers walk the SCAPE Public Art Walkway prior to taking their students to consider best places for group viewing of the sculpture. The SCAPE Public Art Walkway and classroom is wheelchair accessible.

SCAPE 7 RAMS Forms

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