Victor Berezovsky's "Portal"

In February Victor Berezovsky will begin the installation of his Portal (pictured above) on the facade of the Freyburg Pool in Wellington's Oriental Bay. Portal is designed to draw attention to one of Wellington most iconic twentieth century buildings, and to reference the activities that take place inside.

Smoking with Gordon Crook

The three prints by Gordon Crook included in May Contain Nuts give the flavour of a new series of work that will be shown at the gallery in March 09. The central motif of Gordon's new exhibition will be smoking in all its many forms.

Anna-Marie O'Brien and the Rabbits

The Meeting of the Anti-Natal Class and New Father's Support Group by Anna-Marie O'Brien, look like sweet rabbit paintings. The titles of Anna-Marie's work are always important. They provide the key to their real meaning...

Megan Hansen-Knarhoi's Prayer Hand Pigeon

I asked Megan Hansen-Knarhoi about her work Prayer Hands Pigeon Pooing Prismatic Promise in May Contain Nuts
She writes, "Praying hands are a universal symbol of hope, and simultaneously as a white dove a symbol of peace. The pigeon on the other hand is considered the dirty rodent of the bird world. The rainbow symbolises the covenant between God and man "the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh". (Genesis 9:8-17) It is also symbolic of the seven subtle, interfacing bodies of multidimensional human consciousness as well as being a sign of diversity and inclusiveness, of hope and of yearning & international cooperative movement & freedom, and popularized as a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender with the freedom flag. Here the Prayer Hand Pigeon shits out a rainbow of crosses, another potent symbol. Being poopped on by a bird is supposedly good luck, but in our western world of over use, and over indulgence perhaps all this symbolism is just a load of shit?" Prayer Hand Pigeon is a series of finely crotcheted crosses, and a cross stitched prayer hand.