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Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
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Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Gate 3, Kelburn Parade
Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Wellington 6140
Aotearoa New Zealand

Inhabiting Space

Juliet Carpenter

Evangeline Riddiford-Graham

Julian Dashper

Mike Parr

Campbell Patterson

Fred Sandback

Sriwhana Spong

curated by Stephen Cleland

13 May – 17 July 2016

Exterior gallery view, Inhabiting Space exhibition at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Exterior view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Detail view of Fred Sandback, Untitled (Triangle with Broken Leg) 1988, acrylic yarn. Courtesy of the Fred Sandback Estate, Jensen Gallery, Sydney and Fox/Jensen, Auckland. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Fred Sandback, Untitled (Triangle with Broken Leg) 1988, acrylic yarn. Courtesy of the Fred Sandback Estate, Jensen Gallery, Sydney and Fox/Jensen, Auckland. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Detail view of Fred Sandback, Untitled (Triangle with Broken Leg) 1988, acrylic yarn. Courtesy of the Fred Sandback Estate, Jensen Gallery, Sydney and Fox/Jensen, Auckland. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Fred Sandback, Untitled (Triangle with Broken Leg) 1988, acrylic yarn. Courtesy of the Fred Sandback Estate, Jensen Gallery, Sydney and Fox/Jensen, Auckland. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Installation view of Fred Sandback, Untitled (Triangle with Broken Leg) 1988, acrylic yarn. Courtesy of the Fred Sandback Estate, Jensen Gallery, Sydney and Fox/Jensen, Auckland. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Fred Sandback, Untitled (Triangle with Broken Leg) 1988, acrylic yarn. Courtesy of the Fred Sandback Estate, Jensen Gallery, Sydney and Fox/Jensen, Auckland. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Detail view of Fred Sandback, Untitled (Triangle with Broken Leg) 1988, acrylic yarn. Courtesy of the Fred Sandback Estate, Jensen Gallery, Sydney and Fox/Jensen, Auckland. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Fred Sandback, Untitled (Triangle with Broken Leg) 1988, acrylic yarn. Courtesy of the Fred Sandback Estate, Jensen Gallery, Sydney and Fox/Jensen, Auckland. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Detail view of Fred Sandback, Untitled (Triangle with Broken Leg) 1988, acrylic yarn. Courtesy of the Fred Sandback Estate, Jensen Gallery, Sydney and Fox/Jensen, Auckland. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Fred Sandback, Untitled (Triangle with Broken Leg) 1988, acrylic yarn. Courtesy of the Fred Sandback Estate, Jensen Gallery, Sydney and Fox/Jensen, Auckland. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Installation of Julian Dashper Untitled (Black: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, black coloured pencil on wall, and Untitled (Blue: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, blue coloured pencil on wall. Courtesy of the Estate of Julian Daspher and Michael Lett, Auckland. Photographed during exhibition opening for Inhabiting Space at Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington 13/05/16. (photo: Shaun Matthews)

Installation of Julian Dashper Untitled (Black: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, black coloured pencil on wall, and Untitled (Blue: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, blue coloured pencil on wall. Courtesy of the Estate of Julian Daspher and Michael Lett, Auckland. Photographed during exhibition opening for Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 13/05/16. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation of Julian Dashper Untitled (Black: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, black coloured pencil on wall, and Untitled (Blue: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, blue coloured pencil on wall. Courtesy of the Estate of Julian Daspher and Michael Lett, Auckland. Photographed during exhibition opening for Inhabiting Space at Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington 13/05/16. (photo: Shaun Matthews)

Installation of Julian Dashper Untitled (Black: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, black coloured pencil on wall, and Untitled (Blue: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, blue coloured pencil on wall. Courtesy of the Estate of Julian Daspher and Michael Lett, Auckland. Photographed during exhibition opening for Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 13/05/16. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation of Julian Dashper Untitled (Black: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, black coloured pencil on wall, and Untitled (Blue: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, blue coloured pencil on wall. Courtesy of the Estate of Julian Daspher and Michael Lett, Auckland. Photographed during exhibition opening for Inhabiting Space at Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington 13/05/16. (photo: Shaun Matthews)

Installation of Julian Dashper Untitled (Black: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, black coloured pencil on wall, and Untitled (Blue: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, blue coloured pencil on wall. Courtesy of the Estate of Julian Daspher and Michael Lett, Auckland. Photographed during exhibition opening for Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 13/05/16. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view of Julian Dashper, Untitled (Black: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, black coloured pencil on wall, and Untitled (Blue: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, blue coloured pencil on wall. Courtesy of the Estate of Julian Daspher and Michael Lett, Auckland. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Installation view of Julian Dashper, Untitled (Black: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, black coloured pencil on wall, and Untitled (Blue: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, blue coloured pencil on wall. Courtesy of the Estate of Julian Daspher and Michael Lett, Auckland. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Installation view of Julian Dashper, Untitled (Black: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, black coloured pencil on wall, and Untitled (Blue: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, blue coloured pencil on wall. Courtesy of the Estate of Julian Daspher and Michael Lett, Auckland. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Installation view of Julian Dashper, Untitled (Black: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, black coloured pencil on wall, and Untitled (Blue: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, blue coloured pencil on wall. Courtesy of the Estate of Julian Daspher and Michael Lett, Auckland. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Installation view of Julian Dashper, Untitled (Black: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, black coloured pencil on wall, and Untitled (Blue: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, blue coloured pencil on wall. Courtesy of the Estate of Julian Daspher and Michael Lett, Auckland. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Installation view of Julian Dashper, Untitled (Black: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, black coloured pencil on wall, and Untitled (Blue: for Fred Sandback, 2001–08) 2016, editions #2–10, blue coloured pencil on wall. Courtesy of the Estate of Julian Daspher and Michael Lett, Auckland. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Installation view of Sriwhana Spong, The Fourth Notebook, 2015, HD video, 8 mins, 36 secs. Courtesy of Michael Lett, Auckland. Dancer: Benjamin Ord. Commissioned by Carriageworks, Sydney. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Sriwhana Spong, The Fourth Notebook, 2015, HD video, 8 mins, 36 secs. Courtesy of Michael Lett, Auckland. Dancer: Benjamin Ord. Commissioned by Carriageworks, Sydney. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Video still, Sriwhana Spong, The Fourth Notebook, 2015, HD video, 8 mins, 36 secs. Courtesy of Michael Lett, Auckland. Dancer: Benjamin Ord. Commissioned by Carriageworks, Sydney. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington

Video still, Sriwhana Spong, The Fourth Notebook, 2015, HD video, 8 mins, 36 secs. Courtesy of Michael Lett, Auckland. Dancer: Benjamin Ord. Commissioned by Carriageworks, Sydney.

Video still, Sriwhana Spong, The Fourth Notebook, 2015, HD video, 8 mins, 36 secs. Courtesy of Michael Lett, Auckland. Dancer: Benjamin Ord. Commissioned by Carriageworks, Sydney. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington

Video still, Sriwhana Spong, The Fourth Notebook, 2015, HD video, 8 mins, 36 secs. Courtesy of Michael Lett, Auckland. Dancer: Benjamin Ord. Commissioned by Carriageworks, Sydney.

Video still, Sriwhana Spong, The Fourth Notebook, 2015, HD video, 8 mins, 36 secs. Courtesy of Michael Lett, Auckland. Dancer: Benjamin Ord. Commissioned by Carriageworks, Sydney. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington

Video still, Sriwhana Spong, The Fourth Notebook, 2015, HD video, 8 mins, 36 secs. Courtesy of Michael Lett, Auckland. Dancer: Benjamin Ord. Commissioned by Carriageworks, Sydney.

Detail gallery view of Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Installation view of Juliet Carpenter & Evangeline Riddiford Graham, Luma Turf, 2013, HD video, 7 mins, 27 secs, courtesy of the artists. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Juliet Carpenter & Evangeline Riddiford Graham, Luma Turf, 2013, HD video, 7 mins, 27 secs, courtesy of the artists. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Installation view, Juliet Carpenter, Summer of Supine, 2015, single channel video projection, coloured lighting, courtesy of the artist. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Juliet Carpenter, Summer of Supine, 2015, single channel video projection, coloured lighting, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Installation view, Juliet Carpenter, Summer of Supine, 2015, single channel video projection, coloured lighting, courtesy of the artist. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Juliet Carpenter, Summer of Supine, 2015, single channel video projection, coloured lighting, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Installation view, Mike Parr, Facts about the Room, 1970/2016, vinyl lettering on wall, collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Mike Parr, Facts about the Room, 1970/2016, vinyl lettering on wall, collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Installation view, Mike Parr, Facts about the Room, 1970/2016, vinyl lettering on wall, collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Mike Parr, Facts about the Room, 1970/2016, vinyl lettering on wall, collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Installation view, Mike Parr, Facts about the Room, 1970/2016, vinyl lettering on wall, collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at the Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Mike Parr, Facts about the Room, 1970/2016, vinyl lettering on wall, collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Campbell Patterson, Untitled (Sing), 2014, two-channel HD video, 59 mins, 58 secs, courtesy of Michael Lett, Auckland. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Campbell Patterson, Untitled (Sing), 2014, two-channel HD video, 59 mins, 58 secs, courtesy of Michael Lett, Auckland. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Campbell Patterson, Untitled (Sing), 2014, two-channel HD video, 59 mins, 58 secs, courtesy of Michael Lett, Auckland. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)Campbell Patterson, Untitled (Sing), 2014, two-channel HD video, 59 mins, 58 secs, courtesy of Michael Lett, Auckland. In the exhibition Inhabiting Space at Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington (photo: Shaun Waugh)

Campbell Patterson, Untitled (Sing), 2014, two-channel HD video, 59 mins, 58 secs, courtesy of Michael Lett, Auckland. Installation view, Inhabiting Space, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016. Photo: Shaun Waugh