INTERVIEW: Local Artist Nick Guilford on 'Ecdysis' Exhibition - Zac Hoffman and Alex Lister - Radio One 91FM

Radio One 91FM Dunedin · May 17, 2024

Nick Guilford thinks very carefully about how he approaches his shows, and Ecdysis is no exception. From show features, such as a communal AUX and claymation shortfilm, to the show mechanics, like the art guide which tells the gallery goer to match names to the art, Guilford has taken a community-first approach.

Located in the large Te Whare o Rukutia space on Princes St, Ecdysis somewhat relies on a community approach because the topics it's tackling, such as deteriorating world politics and humanity's death drive for new technology, need people to come together and kōrero.

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