Nadene Carr Subliminally Infiltrates the Fingers Group Show and Ann Robinson at FHE 07 November 2010

Ah, the annual Fingers Group Show at Fingers, stangely opening on a Sunday afternoon to coincide with Auckland Art Week.  What a great selection of new and exciting work.

I especially liked the new Shelley Nortons so I bought one. 

Nadene decided to get some of her graduate pieces on show for this Subliminal Infiltration and by golly did they look fabulous.   

 We all loved Lisa Walker's new tabloid necklace

 Caths collar perfectly matched her frock

 New MSVA graduate-to-be Lucy was delighted to be infiltrating as was Kristin Toller (Unitec 2009). It was great to see our friend Ross Malcolm who has been running around in Scotland all year. We love him! He should be a Satellite Geek too.

 As the new Ann Robinson show was on next door we felt obliged to Subliminally Infiltrate FHE - a very good show of pods and vessels.  Cath decided to subliminally wear the largest circa $38000 Ann on her shoulder.

The Geeks surprise infiltrate Rachel Bell at Objectspace 02 November 2010

The night before the opening of the Museum Of True History Vault, the Lisa Walker Windowspace and the 'One Brown Box' exhibitions at Objectspace we found out that our Satelitte Geek friend Rachel Bell (who had some work in the Museum of True History) had been selected for next years Talente in Munich. Fabulous!

So we did a surprise Rachel Bell Subliminal Infiltration of Rachel Bell.

 She was most surprised and happy. 

Here is Kristin getting her autograph - she is so famous!



Sharon Infiltrates Peter Deckers and Lisa West at Masterworks 03 November 2010

Sharon decided to Sublimninally Infiltrate this opening with things she makes and wears herself in random moments of adornment that are very different to the things she makes to sell.  Cath infiltrated that plan though by wearing her new floppy poppies brooch and the ring from the brooch/ring baggie that was in 'The Multitude' exhibition which everyone now loves so long as it is out of its baggie.  Am I the only one who loves wearing plastic baggies and safety pins???

Tonight we awere infiltrating the new Peter Decker's THINKspace (which is super super cool!)and Lisa West in the Jewellery Box and John Roy out the front.

 Kristin wearing a creature (out of Sharon blob but actually made by Joey) and Christine wearing the box of chickens

 The Lisa Walker Stalker Brooch/Necklace 2008 

 Nadene Carr pulling the string on the vintage fun-ho racing Car

Eloise sporting the longest drink in town giraffe

and here is Sinead wearing Sinead and that girl that makes the vulvic brooches.

Stealth Jewellery Bombing at the MSVA BVA Y1-3 end of year show, 02 November 2010

Aaah, the end of the university calendar is approaching, so some of the geeks embarked on a Stealth Jewellery Bombing mission to the Manukau School of Visual Arts Year 1 - 3 end of year show wearing Raewyn Walsh.

 Gearing up on the roadside 

 Two students had installations with black light which showed up sharons space invaders fantastically.  We all  had tremendous fun in a dark cupboard with glowey spots but unfortunately the camera was malfunctioning.

The geeks couldnt resist subliminally infiltrating someones moving image wall projection 

These strange wall adornments were a firm favourite - sadly I dont know her name but will endeavour to find out...  i think it was rebecca somebodyorother from year 3. 

 Two Walsh handles infiltrate Darshini's Peacock's mirror

 Sinead's work looked fantastic

 By chance, the Tuesday night night class was on so we had chats in the workshop.  Said hello to my old classmate Ellen (that is her blue sleave in the corner).

Cath was quite fond of our felt whiteboard buffer. 



Rare Fungal Behaviour in Australia at Touch, Pause, Engage, Keeper Galler, Sydney 21 October 2010

Kristin D'Agostino, a few geeks and some lovely new satellite helpers from across the sea Subliminally Infiltrated the Touch, Pause, Engage opening at Gaffa.  Sadly I could not attend so I am hoping the infiltrators will add some comments to this post. 

Here is what the blog says about Touch, Pause, Engage:

Touch, Pause, Engage offers a glimpse into the Contemporary Jewellery scene in Aotearoa, New Zealand for the Australian community.  Known primarily as the call the referee shouts before two rugby teams lock into a scrum, Touch, Pause, Engage is a call to fully examine and interact with jewellery as you encounter it.

This innovative jewellery showcase is designed to reset the trans-Tasman rivalry between our rugby-loving brothers and sisters, and to build new jewellery relationships.  The show will be displayed in the Keeper Gallery, at the Gaffa Art Complex in Sydney, and will run from 21 October – 2 November 2010.  Opening night, October 21st will also mark the release of an accompanying publication.

Curated by Kristin D’Agostino and Raewyn Walsh, Touch, Pause, Engage, has invited a diverse team of fifteen New Zealand jewellers to submit inventive and inspired works.  Although many of the makers’ practices focus on different issues and are expressed in a wide range of forms, the side is fit and game ready.  The roster is comprised of talented individuals with varying skills, strengths and experience, but who all share in common the goal of pushing the experimental aspects of their jewellery practice.

Nadene Subliminally Infiltrates Nadene at Masterworks 13 October 2010

Subliminally Infiltrating your own show is a hard task because not only do you have to make work for the show, you also have to supply extras for the geeks to wear.  Rather than using any old pieces lurking around, Nadene went the whole hog and made a new bunch of brooches with words on! These provided endless hours of fun as we could say different things standing next to different people. Marvelous!

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Nadenes show looked absolutely awesome with flying brooches and a red sold sticker on one of the necklaces.

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We were also Subliminally Infiltrating Peter Deckers' installation in the THINKspace where he has bedazzled everyone with laser beams magically pointed at each brooch or ring.  It was most amusing watching people trying to figure out how it was done.  Here Octavia Cook and Renee Bevan admire Sineads Nadene necklace.

I bet Ilse-Marie and Tatjana wished they were subliminally infiltrating too.

  Joeys Me jumped on to BOM wearer Jenny much to her surprise.

 

 Renee was very pleased to be infiltrating too, even if her one didnt have words.

 Nadene's whole family turned up to infiltrate - strangely undadorned I might add.

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Chins up, no double trouble here.



The Royal Walsh! Friday 08 October 2010

Raewyn was supposed to subliminally infiltrate Craig McIntosh at Fingers last week but couldnt make it so the geeks were very pleased to receive an invitation to 'Superstructures' new work by Cheryl Sills and Mia Straka at Royal Jewellery Studio in Kingsland.  Hurrah!  The Royal Walsh!

 This is Kristin's first subliminal infiltration as she has been away in a manger.

 Cath wears Raewyn's wine glass and spoon pendant.

 Nadene wears a small furry creature that likes to masquerade as hairy armpits or chest hair.

 Sharon wears a dark and mysterious caterpillar thingy.

 We were most impressed by the two jewellers benches hiding behind the counter and the giant lego block display aids:

 I have never been to a Royal opening before.  I was most impressed by their flash new cabinets and use of vintage jewellery tools as display ornaments. Jewellery can be such a pain to display nicely and they seem to be great at it.
 

A geek family portrait at the bar next door. Yay chips and beer.