Travelling the world

We have just returned from adventures in Europe and China, where we opened two exhibitions of our environmental art. Philippa and I were at the inaugural Andorra Land Art Biennale with Beyond: the Watershed, a stand alone exhibition of 27 large prints installed in the old historic city of Andorra la Vella. We gave a talk with an audio visual at the official opening which presented the body of work over 20 years and the sustainable design philosophy that underpins it.

The presentation included the Fine Line project preview to a packed auditorium and it was well received. We were hosted by the organising team who put the festival together on a limited budget with volunteer help. We explored Andorra and the surrounding mountain valleys where many works were installed in the grand natural landscape.

After a few days exploring the Pyrenees we headed to Paris where we were hosted by the owners of a famous chateau followed by a meeting with a large global corporation before the long flight to China for the opening of our exhibition there. 

Curated by Na Risong at Inter Art Centre and Gallery in the 798 Art Zone Beijing, the exhibition was titledTemporal Landscapes and installation of the framed prints and the videos was directed very professionally by Ying Cui who also translated the catalogue and wall texts.

The opening was enlivened by the arrival of a Kiwi contingent led by John B Turner and Ian MacDonald who had arrived back from Pingyao International Photography Festival. We all dined together with Inter Gallery staff and visited the Gao Brothers Studio which was an inspiring experience. The next day we had  a public talk/discussion with Lu Guang the multi award winning documentary photographer who has powerfully exposed  the environmental degradation currently happening in China. With invitations to go back to Paris and China next year we are overwhelmed with work on new proposals and excited by the new possibilities.

Andorra Landart

Inter Gallery