Newsletter
On Heartstopper, queer joy, and the problem of context.
We watched the latest season of Heartstopper this week, at first an episode or two at a time, and then the back half of the season all in one night.
Newsletter
Remembering life beyond mahi
It's hard, at the moment, for me to remember that there's a full life outside of work, so it's been nice to get to do that for a weekend. Lots of people don't know that I have a background in music and radio, and I got to do a bit more of that again recently, too.
Newsletter
Ten years (and one month and a few days)
Around eleven, twelve-ish years ago, a young and very nervous Jennifer Shields went to see her doctor. After a bit of a circuitous journey, ten years and one month and a few days ago, she went back to her doctor and left with a small but lifechanging bit of paper.
Art & Art Production
ngā hīkoi
ngā hīkoi collects quiet moments of escape in Whakatū, Narrm, and at Aoraki National Park.
Finding Hope in Whakatū
I cross the last bridge and I can hear sound of water gently falling, over and above the sound of water roaring of rocks below me.
The Importance of Writing Queer Joy
Queer joy is more important than ever.
Speaking Engagements
The Importance of Writing Queer Joy
I was invited to chair a panel for WORD Christchurch on the importance of writing queer joy, especially in our current context, with authors Shaneel Lal, AJ Fitzwater, and Karen Healey.
Speaking Engagements
Artist Life School: How to Hold Space and Speak in Public
Being an artist is more than just making work - it’s also about presenting it to our peers and the public. From exhibition openings and whakatau to artist talks and panel discussions, we’re likely to be put on the spot and expected to speak about ourselves and our work in public at some stage.
Art & Art Production
A Striking Sight
A group exhibition at Down by the Liffey Gallery, Lincoln.
Art & Art Production
in development
A solo exhibition of works on film, printed in a hallway darkroom, at ART HOLE.
Essays
Sometimes my layers clash with your layers
collaborating with others with different experiences, though often more difficult, can be beneficial—for both parties or just one? collaborating across lines of privilege when you are the one holding that privilege requires responsibility and respect.
Essays
'the artefacts of the past are still here': Ana Iti's 'the past is a foreign country'
It was a simple install - two pieces of Halswell quarry stone in the main room; a small portrait leaning against the wall at the back of the hall, in what once may have been a laundry cupboard; and two delicate pencil drawings of detailed masonry paired with poetry printed on office paper stock.