We make art.
Lisa Clunie & Thorsten Hoppe are Artapparat Limited.
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Lisa Ann Clunie
My photographic practice is largely analogue based. Underpinned by an interest in phenomenology, I consider the nature of being and our complex perceptions of time and space. Communicating the materiality of photography and our experience of time is a recurrent focus in my work. These ideas are often visualised through abstraction. I try to create a space where the play between abstraction and representation can signal the transformative processes that we all experience in the world. Through my art-making I share some of the wonderment and curiosity that I find in nature and the everyday.
Thorsten Hoppe
A focus of my art practice and work has always been the social dimension of our existence. Direct interaction with other people and dialogue are of great importance. We cannot define ourselves without seeing and reflecting the social context we are living in. The history we share with others gives us shape.
The music I make is often improvised. Together with other musicians I like to create music which is situated in the moment. In doing so special atmospheres and emotions come spontaneously to light.
Projects
Not Far Off @ Hangar Gallery in Whāngarei
wet_land @ Photospace in Wellington