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Raewyn Turner
Take My Shoes

Opening 28 September 12pm onwards

28 September – 8 October 2013
Development AIR, Level 1 / 88 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland, NZ

Take My Shoes
In a handwringing monologue an ex-senior police sergeant talks about attitudes that seem to be contributing factors to violent offences in New Zealand. His concern echoes the community's fears with reference to inequity and violence in a small paradise. The sound of his voice knits together topical issues with distant world events spanning the time period between 2001 and 2008, the period of the 'War on Terror'. The video was created using a graphical programming environment to create audio-visual correspondences, exploring associations made between local issues and their relationship to fragments of world news media.

Raewyn Turners interdisciplinary work is concerned with cross-sensory perception and the uncharted territories of the senses.
Her works have been shown in numerous national and international exhibitions including ISEA 2013, Museum of Contemporary Art, LA, Manifesta 9 parallel events, Parque de las Ciencias, Granada, Spain, 11th Prague Quadrennial of Scenography and Theatre Architecture 2007,Prumyslovy Palace, Prague, Argentina, Georges Pompidou Center, Te Papa Museum, Academy of Fine Arts New Zealand.
She has worked with olfaction since 1999 and in collaboration with Dr Richard Newcomb, molecular biologist, NZ. In 2011 she was artist in residence at Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia supported by Fulbright travel award. Her works include videos, interactive installations, performances, exhibitions and concept design artist and lighting designer in collaborations with musicians, orchestras and choreographers in large scale international performance in theatres and stadiums.

Website: http://www.raewynturner.com/