- Opens
- 19 October 2023
- Closes
- 10 December 2023
- Location
- Gallery 2 (Upstairs)
Eating stars together at dusk
Saskia Bunce-Rath
In Saskia Bunce-Rath’s work, thread is deployed, as she says, in ‘a painterly way’ to create images that evoke myth, fantasy, wonder and dream.
Saskia Bunce-Rath, time is just a small dream, it won’t take long, 2023, embroidery on calico fabric.
By infusing the recognisable with the remarkable in brightly-coloured tapestries of various scales, and with poetic titles that only add to the mystery, she creates cosmologies for the strange creatures that inhabit her jewel-like works.
Saskia Bunce-Rath is an artist and a poet based in Christchurch. She graduated with a Masters from the Ilam School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury.
Having studied as an undergraduate at the Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, Saskia brings this training into her current work in textiles, drawing inspiration both from European art history such as post-impressionist painting, and more contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand artists like Bill Hammond. eating stars together at dusk will be Saskia’s first solo exhibition in a public art gallery.
- Exhibition Hours:
- Open Daily: 10am–4pm
- Free Entry
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About the artist
Saskia Bunce-Rath
My work is an exploration of interconnected narratives, drawing inspiration from a range of sources, including near-death experiences, spiritualist painters such as Agnes Pelton, Nicholas Roerich and Wassily Kandinsky, as well as the symbolic illustrations found in the theosophical book Thought Forms. These elements converge to suggest the creation of an alternate space or realm—one that exists beyond the tangible world we know.
Through this body of work, I seek to create a visual language that embodies journeys, dimensions, mysticism, and a sense of joyfulness. My process is informed by symbols, words and phrases that have resonated deeply with me, woven together by the reflections and experiences that have influenced my thinking during the creation of this series. The result is a fluid and loosely constructed narrative that speaks to the interconnectedness of things, both seen and unseen.
