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The 2009–10 exhibition
7 November 2009 – 14 February 2010
The second Stoneleigh Sculpture in the Gardens saw the event developing as one of the premier events of the Auckland arts calendar. The 20 sculptures, selected by the curatorial panel from both well-known and emerging artists, responded in a variety of ways to the gardens, environmental issues and technical challenges. Some of the selected works were humorous, others contemplative, some puzzling, but all of them unique and memorable. From a texting teenage bunny, to balletically rotating solar powered poles, and on to a cluster of metal and glass giant cane rushes; to some expressive brick seating and a trompe l’oeil tower of yellow blocks; to a mysterious crawling creature, the tinkling of temple bells, brimming basalt bowls and so much more. This year also included some additional pleasures: the Medallion Group collection and the smaller sculptures.
The artists participating in 2009 were: Russell Beck, Todd Butterworth, Bing Dawe, John Edgar, Fiona Garlick, Aiko Groot, Chris Hargreaves, Christine Hellyar, Tui Hobson, Gaye Jurisich, Peter Lange, Barry Lett, David McCracken, Phil Neary, Phil Newbury, Jamie Pickernell, Colleen Ryan-Priest, Jeff Thomson, Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi, and Richard Wedekind.
Winners
The McConnell Family Supreme Award
Christine Hellyar, After the Flood
The Friends of the Auckland Botanic Gardens Acquisition
Colleen Ryan Priest, Caught in the Act of Losing You
The People’s Choice Award
Bing Dawe, Wishing for St. Francis
Artists
Russell Beck, Ascension, steel, galvanised and painted, 1260mm x 1740mm x 240mm
Todd Butterworth, Wedge, Skew, Splice, bronze, 1500mm x 1200mm x 1200mm
Bing Dawe, From the series, A landscape with too many holes, ‘Wishing for St Francis’, laser cut steel, bronze, 2500mm x 1100mm x 400mm
John Edgar, Ellipse, Sight and Compass, basalt. Ellipse: 940mm x 850mm x 710mm Sight: 760mm x 650mm x 640mm Compass: 770mm x 760mm x 640mm
Fiona Garlick, Skipping Stone, stainless steel, 65mm x 800 – 150mm x 20m
Aiko Groot, Pas de Deux, 316 stainless steel, aluminium and electromechanical components, 6000mm x 2000mm x 2000mm
Chris Hargreaves, Deserted Vessel: Sanctuary, aluminium, acrylic perspex, laminated timber, 2500mm x 2700mm x 1200mm
Christine Hellyar, After the Flood, cast bronze, 300mm x 2200mm x 200mm
Tui Hobson, Ancestral Light, Macrocarpa, 1450mm x 900mm, 1200mm x 900mm and 1250mm x 550mm on 1m metal poles
Gaye Jurisich, Screen, green plastic, cable wire, swages, 5000mm x 4000mm
Peter Lange, Curmudgeon Suite, brick, 500mm x 1400mm x 500mm and 500mm x 600mm x 500mm
Barry Lett, The Sacred Grove (for Geoff Park), plywood, coiled pipe, fibreglass, 4000mm
David McCracken, The land is slowly liquid, soil, grass seed, 1200mm x 40m x 6m
Phil Neary, Listen & Learn, steel, stainless steel, cast bronze & patina, 2900mm x 2900mm x 2600mm
Phil Newbury, Intensified Rain, galvanised steel, paint, aluminium clips, glass and crystal dishes, 3000mm x 520mm x 50mm
Jamie Pickernell, Teenage Text Bunny, heart macrocarpa, paint, 3000mm x 650mm x 600mm
Colleen Ryan-Priest, Caught in the Act of Losing You – Sporadanthus ferrugineus, glass, galvanised powder-coated steel blades 2500mm x 50mm, cast glass, 60mm x 60mm x 50mm
Jeff Thomson, Water tanks, Corrugated iron, screen-printed steel, timber, glass, water, found objects, 2500mm x 1500mm x 1500mm
Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi, Tauhivaotà – Forest Guardian, aluminium, 2500mm x 600mm x 500mm
Richard Wedekind, Bread & Circuses (Panem et Circenses), painted cast aluminium, 1500mm x 400mm x 2000mm