Artist Profile: Graham Bennett
Graham Bennett is a graduate of The University of Canterbury, School of Fine Arts and College of Education. Born in Nelson, and now living in Christchurch, Graham has exhibited an extensive array of work both in New Zealand and Overseas.
This is the second time Graham has exhibited at headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF, and we once again look forward to seeing what creative artworks result.
To find out more about headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF artist, Graham Bennett check out his website
Artist Statement
The work T.R.I.G in SOTG comprises
Three quadruped way markers referencing
Past technologies of land marking, surveying and navigating
Stating the importance of measurement
Questioning dimensions - physical, cultural, social
Making a stand
Determining relative positions
Adopting a perspective
Indicating priorities
In close proximity – not distant issues
Responding to the context
Absorbing environmental, coastal influences
Anchored in the seabed
Far sighted, narrow sited
Calculate, recalculate
T – truths, tricks
R – rights, rites
I – insight, incite
G – graft, grasp
Dichotomies
We reinforce what we measure.
