Thesis: The politics of place in art from Aotearoa, 1969-1986
Supervisor: Dr Lucy Bradnock
Advisor: Dr Johanna Gosse
My research examines conceptual art practices in Aotearoa New Zealand in the 1970s and early 1980s, contextualising key works from this period against the backdrop of political activism and emerging environmental consciousness. I am exploring how the influence of global conceptual art and ideas intersected with local conditions, considering the legacy of centre/periphery models, decolonial approaches to land art and site-specificity and the relationship between radical politics and radical art forms.
Education
PhD History of Art, The Courtauld Institute of Art, 2024 –
MA History of Art, The Courtauld Institute of Art, 2019-20
BA(Hons) Art History and English Literature, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Research Interests
- Global conceptual art
- Land art and ecological practice
- Radical Politics, theory and praxis
- Decolonial and ecocritical methods
- Art and activism
