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Susan Norrie

SUSAN NORRIE

Spheres of Influence Two Rooms 7 June–13 July 2024 Auckland
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Susan Norrie is renowned for making documentary-style films on important social, political and environmental issues. Her latest, Spheres of Influence, has enormous relevance as conflicts in the Middle East continue. In 2016 Norrie travelled to Iraq after being commissioned by the Australian War Memorial as the official war artist. The film juxtaposes the daily routines of Australian, New Zealand and Iraqi soldiers with scenes filmed in the Palace of Versailles.The film considers the collateral damage of endless wars in the Middle East. Paris-based, exiled Iraqi writer and poet Salah Al-Hamdani plays a key role in the film’s narrative. His reminiscence and opinions about the current conflict are a powerful counterpoint to the realities of camp life. Walking through the Palace Al-Hamdani discusses the ongoing tension caused by the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, which divided Iraq into British and French spheres of influence.

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Susan Norrie writes about her series of black and white gouaches on Godzilla: “After making ‘Undertow,’ and my trip to Japan in 2002, I became fascinated with the Japanese way of dealing with trauma and catastrophe (both man-made and natural disasters). This small island not only dealt with the atomic bomb, but continues to deal with the disasters nature can serve up, from earthquakes to tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.

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Two Rooms is a contemporary art exhibition venue located in a converted warehouse in Central Auckland, New Zealand. Opened in August 2006, Two Rooms presents a program of residencies and projects by leading International and New Zealand contemporary artists. The building houses two exhibition spaces, the Project Room and the Long Room.

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16 Putiki Street
Newton
Auckland
New Zealand
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Tue - Fri, 11am - 6pm
Sat, 11am - 3pm
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Auckland 16 Putiki Street, Newton
Two Rooms contemporary art gallery in Auckland New Zealand
Two Rooms
16 Putiki Street, Newton, Auckland, New Zealand
+64 9 360 5900
http://www.tworooms.co.nz

Opening hours
Tue - Fri, 11am - 6pm
Sat, 11am - 3pm
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