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Otago Press
Thursday 17 April 2008
“Welding a view of NZ rural life”
Hannah Kidd is sporting a decent-sized burn on her right wrist when we meet in the Octagon. It’s a war wound from her art.
Kidd (28) is the latest in a great tradition of New Zealand No 8 wire artists, creating works from well-used materials which have been discarded and forgotten.
Her first Dunedin exhibition in Milford Gallery, “The Locals”, is also a fascinating commentary on New Zealand rural life, from the rustic corrugated iron she uses to clothe her creatures, to the back-country methods she uses to create her art.
Her works also reflect prevailing attitudes in New Zealand towns. more….
Hannah Kidd in Otago
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