THE STORY OF A NEW ZEALAND CARGO CULT  

This exhibition was first shown at the Artstation Gallery in Auckland in September - 2000.

An second version of the show – with added works and concepts – was shown at Enjoy Gallery in Wellington in November of 2001.

Cargo cults are real but not all of the information below is true.

Historical Background A cult is a system of religious worship especially as expressed in ritual and the word ‘cargo’ is pidgin English for Western material...

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In 1963 I was born in Dunedin - the southernmost city of New Zealand. My mum lectured in Psychology at the local university and my father worked for the Medical School.  When I was young we did a lot of traveling spending a couple of years in Sweden and a similar amount of time in England. My parents were both very involved in the peace movement and I sort of grew up believing that the end of the world was just around the corner.

I was what is known today as a nerd. Not only was I really short...

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Long time contributor to Critic (Otago University’s student paper) – under this pseudonym (and many others)  Bryce has just left Dunedin. Before his departure we – at Critic- thought it might be interesting to talk to the man about his politics , his music and his new cuddly toy. (Editor’s Note – I have made one or two changes from the original interview to make the thing more relevant and readable).

 



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‘LOST IN PARADISE’ – is an exhibition featuring the work of Bruce Mahalski, Kevin Dunkley and Miranda Woolett at the Exhibitions Gallery on the corner of  Featherston and Brandon Streets in Wellington. The exhibition runs between the 20th of August and the 12th of September,2009 with the opening on Thursday the 20th between 5-7pm.

I always think art is more interesting if you know a bit about what you are looking at. So here’s a bit of information about the sheep-head series ( AKA ‘Planet of...

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 Lost in Paradise

Work by Bruce Mahalski, Kevin Dunkley and Miranda Woolett.

The Exhibitions Gallery - 154 Featherston Street, Wellington.

The exhibtion runs between the 20 August and the 12th of September.

Come to the opening on Thursday the 20th of August 5-7pm.

A series of photos I took of my garden in Wellington  - New Zealand - over the summer of 2008-9. I'd just got a digital camera and was keen to try it out.