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Gas Station #3, 23/3/17. Exhibited in the New Zealand National Contemporary Art Awards 2017, Waikato Museum.
No full text‘If a place can be defined as relational, historical and concerned with identity, then a space which cannot be defined as relational, or historical, or concerned with identity will be a non-place.’
The French anthropologist Marc Augé, in his influential book Non-Places: An Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity, cited examples of transient “non-place” as including airport lounges, supermarkets, shopping malls, and service stations etc.
In the work Gas Station #3, 23/3/17, I have attempted to abstract the building from its surroundings, to heighten the disconnect from place to non-place. Often in my work, there is a tension between what the photographs describe and what they reveal. I am exploiting the potential of photography’s indexicality - when it is at its most factual, is often when it is most obscure.
Marc Augé, Non-Places: An Introduction to Anthropology of Supermodernity, 1995, Verso.
Museum statement:
This year’s judge is Director of City Gallery Wellington, Elizabeth Caldwell, who brings more than 25 years’ experience in New Zealand’s visual arts sector. “From its inception, the National Contemporary Art Award has attracted artists of the highest calibre and generated vital critical dialogue,” she says. “I am honoured to have been asked to contribute to the legacy of this prestigious award. Past award recipients have been distinguished by their ambition, boldness, originality and technical prowess.”
Now in its 18th year, the National Contemporary Art Award will culminate with a premier exhibition at Waikato Museum from 29 July to 5 November 2017. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 28 July.
Waikato Museum Director Cherie Meecham says the award and exhibition is a highlight of New Zealand’s arts calendar. “The exhibition provides a valuable site for artistic expression and debate, and an important record of New Zealand contemporary art,” says Ms Meecham. “It never fails to generate entries which push the boundaries and break the rules to create a unique and significant visual experience.
Mary Poppins
Get PDFDirection of a regional musical theatre production of Mary Poppins by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film, performed at Claudlands Arena, 25 November - 9 December 201
Internation Piano Day, 2017
Get PDFJoin us to celebrate International Piano Day on March 29th with THREE CONCERTS in one day... see below for details on all three concerts. (7am, 12pm and 8pm)
PIANO DAY:
"Piano Day, an annual worldwide event founded by a group of likeminded people, takes place on the 88th day of the year – in 2017 it’s the 29th March – because of the number of keys on the instrument being celebrated.
The aim of the day is to create a platform for piano related projects in order to promote the development of musical dimensions and to continue sharing the centuries-old joy of playing piano. Piano Day welcomes all kinds of piano lovers — young and old, amateur and professional, of any musical direction – to join in this years festivities. It is intended to be the most joyful of all holidays!"
(see more at Piano Day - http://www.pianoday.org/ )
There will be three concerts in Hamilton for Piano Day 2017:
7am - Solo Piano: This is the return of the Piano and Eggs style breakfast concert. For Piano Day we will feature a number of local composer/pianists playing a collection of new works! Featuring Kent Macpherson, David Sidwell, Jeremy Mayall, Nick Braae, Andrew Leathwick, Abby Pinkerton, Debbie Nisbet, Jeff Wragg, Xu Tang, and Nick Johnston. As always come into Creative Waikato and Miltons Canteen for some delicious breakfast concert goodness.
12pm - David and the Divas! Now you can join us for lunch... again at Creative Waikato and Miltons Canteen, you can hear David Sidwell with the lovely Julia Booth and Pamela Wallace serenade your lunchbreak in the central city.
8pm - Just because it seemed appropriate to end the day with a concert as well... This time, it is Piano Manipulations - with Dr. Mesmers Private Army! (Kent Macpherson, Paul Be Artist, Yotam Levy and Jeremy Mayall - Composer) Performing a live multimedia show at Nivara Lounge. Come along and have a drink to celebrate the piano
A city takes shape
No full textThis work is a projected terrain map of Hamilton city with an animation showing the development of the roads and populated areas from pre-settlement through to 2017. The timelapse shows the growth of Hamilton and its landmarks, with sections of ring road highlighted as they appear. The map elevations are based on NASA Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) Data. The terrain map was 3D modelled using this data and then converted into laser-cut layers which were hand assembled to create the three-dimensional map. This map was then projected onto with an animation based on historic maps and data gathered as part of the exhibition development process
Assessing the impact of a cloud-based learning platform on student motivation and ownership of learning
Get PDFHas the KuraCloud learning platform increased student motivation and ownership of their learning? Cloud-based educational technologies are used with the expectation that they will assist students to become life-long learners. These technologies give students more control over their learning and this has been shown to motivate them to work harder (Yurco, 2014). This research examines the impact of a recently implemented cloud-based learning platform (KuraCloud) on student motivation and ownership of their learning. All students enrolled in the undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing programme at Wintec will be invited to participate in an online survey. Areas that will be explored to assess motivation include whether students feel more motivated, whether they feel encouraged to seek extra information about topics, and whether their participation is influenced by particular aspects and exercises within the KuraCloud lessons. Areas that will be explored to assess ownership of learning include whether the KuraCloud lessons helped them to learn independently, to problem-solve, and to understand the topic content and the lesson concepts. The research has not been completed yet, but the results will be presented at the conference. It is expected that the results will inform future planning to enhance student motivation and ownership of learning using this technology
Assessing the impact of a cloud-based learning platform on student motivation and ownership of learning
Get PDFHas the kuraCloud learning platform increased student motivation and ownership of their learning?
Cloud-based educational technologies are used with the expectation that they will assist students to become life-long learners. These technologies give students more control over their learning and this has been shown to motivate them to work harder (Yurco, 2014). This research examines the impact of a recently implemented cloud-based learning platform (kuraCloud) on student motivation and ownership of their learning. All students enrolled in the undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing programme at Wintec will be invited to participate in an online survey. Areas that will be explored to assess motivation include whether students feel more motivated, whether they feel encouraged to seek extra information about topics, and whether their participation is influenced by particular aspects and exercises within the KuraCloud lessons. Areas that will be explored to assess ownership of learning include whether the KuraCloud lessons helped them to learn independently, to problem solve, and to understand the topic content and the lesson concepts. The research has not been completed yet, but the results will be presented at the conference. It is expected that the results will inform future planning to enhance student motivation and ownership of learning using this technology
Can adult beginner English language learner begin to manifest a reading habit?
Get PDFOn embarking on an Extensive Reading programme the teaching team at our institution wanted to know if an ER programme would assist the development of reading habits among the Level 1 and 2 cohort at our institution, who are beginner second language readers. From both quantitative and qualitative evidence gathered over a semester we concluded that when a number of supporting factors combine together that reading habits may start to develop in both print-based and digital environments
New Horizons and Strong Foundations
Get PDFEditorial:It is our pleasure to introduce the final 2017
edition of the ANZASW Journal. It has
been a tumultuous year politically, a busy
year for our editorial team and, without
doubt, a demanding time for all those
engaged in social work practice in Aotearoa
New Zealand. However, as the cliché goes,
times of challenge and change can present
new possibilities; magic is to be had at the
ragged edges of our horizons rather than
in the comfortable routines of our working
lives. We think it is fair to say that social
workers are entering a phase of cautious
optimism about our capacity to contribute,
practically and conceptually, to progressive
social development in this place and at this
time
The Impact of the kuraCloud Learning Platform on Student Motivation and Ownership of Learning.
Get PDFUse of kuraCloud have a positive impact on motivation to learning in 85% of students.
Overall 84% of students thought there was an increase (or no change)in their ownership of learnin
Evaluating the impact of teaching quality improvement (clinical audit) processes to nurses and allied health professionals who work with people with diabetes
Get PDFThis small mixed methods study demonstrates that an experiential approach to teaching quality improvement processes is effective. HCP’s develop the
knowledge and skills necessary to conduct audits. There are improvements in knowledge translation from theory to practice and potentially improvements in patient outcomes, although this was not an end point of this study