Please join us for a discussion with Yukari Kaihori and Alex Laurie as part of our upcoming exhibition reception.
Upcoming Event
Research image, courtesy of Alex Laurie
Artists Yukari Kaihori and Alex Laurie will talk about the shared development, processes and interests behind their artworks for reception with Blue Oyster director Simon Palenski.
All welcome! Light refreshments will be provided, please contact director@blueoyster.org.nz if you have any accessibility requirements.
Yukari Kaihori
Yukari 海堀 Kaihori (Japan/Aotearoa) is an artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau working on her Doctoral degree at Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland. She explores the complex relationships between people, objects and non-human others using things collected hyper-locally for the site-specific installation projects. Drawing on Japanese folk animism, her work concerns non-human others living in the more-than-human world and the immediacy of mundane places. Recent exhibitions include: Remains ♾️ ( Kamiyama, Japan, 2024), Two Inches off the Ground (Grace, 2024), two sides of the moon (Te Tuhi, 2023), Touching Time (Audio Foundation, 2022), wiggling together, falling apart (Michael Lett, 2022), The Moon and the Pavement (The Physics Room with Ashburton Art Gallery, 2022).
Alex Laurie
Alex Laurie is an artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau. His previous exhibitions include Augur of Mercury with Sophia Laurie (Grace, 2024), The Person (Coastal Signs, 2022), List with Sophia Laurie (Cathedral Cabinet, 2019) and Aggrieved Weaklings (Gus Fisher Gallery, 2018).