Kate Elder - Ghost Towns
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For the month February 2020, Zimmerman is delighted to present "Ghost Towns": an exhibition of new wall mounted sculptural works by Kate Elder.
In this exhibition, Elder continues her creative exploration of our built environment.
The artist has used her "Construction" series as a starting point, to progress these latest works through various stages of urban decay; the works are stripped back, until all that is left is skeletal remains and the shadows they cast.
This is Elder's fourth solo exhibition at Zimmerman.
About Kate Elder
Born in Wellington in 1980, Kate Elder holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Dunedin School of Art, majoring in sculpture.
After studying cabinetmaking in Madrid, the artist spent a number of years working with furniture, before returning to art - using the skills and knowledge acquired over this period to refine her work.
"My work generally deals with the idea of landscapes: the preoccupation we have for controlling our environments, and what happens when our natural and constructed worlds collide. Working in 3D, I’m conscious of the role that the viewer can play in animating an artwork. A viewer moving around a work can experience the dynamic quality of a sculpture, appreciating the changes that can occur from different viewpoints, and gradually making sense of the work through this movement."
Elder received the top award at the 2015 Mahara Gallery Arts Review, and the 3D Award in 2017. In 2017 Elder was also a finalist in the prestigious Wallace Art Awards, and the Small Sculpture Prize at Waiheke Art Gallery.
The exhibition of Kate Elder's work runs until 29 February 2020.