Fair Game - studio/field work
The William Hodges 6 month residency provided a unique
opportunity for full immersion into our project. It was a
priviledge to have the contacts we did with local people.
Both of us used new materials and explored new conceptual
territories. While it was challenging at times working at
a distance - i.e. I was based in Port Vila, flying back
to Invercargill twice for 4 week intensive stints, it was
an excellent opportunity to further test the waters of
collaboration and at the same time expand our respective
practices.
Fine tuning whitebait
design. Over 2,000 were produced in acrylic using the
rapid prototyping facility, Otago Polytechnic.
Burwell House Studio
Whitebaiters at the
mouth of the Waimatuku
The whitebait nets
inspired "Light Bait" chandelier/net
Don's engineering feat -
constructing a 21 tiered arcylic interlocking
framework.
Waimatuk Mouth Boys - we
spent hours in the area - the lighting was incredibly
atmospheric - and so were those thin winds!
'Bum Shot' about to be
shot.
A liberating feeling
shooting your own work!
Butt Shot trophy
detail.
Don scribing the
carpet.
Time out!
Extraction fan at
work!
Abram test drives one of
the 'Duck n Guns'
Trialling 'Flatlands' in
carpark outside Burwell House.
Victor and Don.
Minerva Manouvers.
Camo decoy duck. Nobody
noticed the duck until we dropped a few hints around
SMAG.
Shooting 'Sweet Spot',
Waimatuku Mouth
Installing 'Light
Bait'.
A tense moment.
It took 2 days to
assemble...
Decoy - one of a few in
'Flatlands'.
Adding cartridges to
Flatlands in situ.