2011 — Journal — Martin Hill

The body of work that was made for the Fragile Canvas exhibition was the subject of a documentary film titled Delicate Canvas and it premiered at the Regent Theatre in Dunedin…

201114 November 2011Fragile Canvas, Otago Museum, Otago University, Science Communications, ScienceTeller

Fragile Canvas pops up

With the success of the Fragile Canvas exhibition in Wanaka the directors of the Arthouse in Christchurch exhibited four of the works in Pop Up II….

The show goes on

This series of works made throughout the seasons of this year in the Wanaka region represents for us a chance to express not just our love for this fragile place where we live…

Fragile Canvas - film

Since we returned from the Arctic we have directed our efforts into working towards Fragile Canvas, a solo exhibition at Gallery 33…

Call of the Arctic wild

From the moment we stepped ashore at the head of Pangnirtung Fiord in Baffin Island in Canada's far north territory of Nunavut and the sound of the boat dissipated we felt alone in an ancient primal land controlled completely by the forces of nature…

Baffin Island - Fine Line

While global warming causes the warmest autumn in New Zealand for 150 years, and earthquakes cause devastation in Christchurch, we are preparing for an expedition to the Arctic wilderness of Baffin Island where it has been said the last ice age began…

201115 June 2011Arctic, Fine Line expedition to Baffin Island

Seed of an idea

Filming the making of an environmental sculpture on top of a classic rock pinnacle near Wanaka was serious fun. We climbed Tombstone Crack to reach an airy platform….

201120 March 2011Climbing, environmental sculpture, ice, snow,leaves, Film, Tomb Stone

Sculpture on the edge

In a two day clear weather window last week Philippa and I made it to a rocky location with our friendly crew who filmed our efforts making a sculpture from thin slabs of schist gathered from the tops…

201121 February 2011environmental sculpture, ice, snow,leaves, Filming, Lake Hawea Station, Wanaka

Life's rich experiences

A film crew arrived for two days shooting towards a year long documentary featuring our sculpture work. We made a plan to make a sculpture on the shingle river banks of the Matukituki River…

Sense of wonder

We have just returned from a trip into the mountains in perfect weather with two dear friends and their delightful 7 year old daughter. For Philippa and I it was a privilege to make this journey in the company of a family with whom we have shared so many adventures…

201112 January 2011