Art by John Guy Johnston
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View this post on Instagram If you’ve seen my insta story feed recently you’ll know that I spent the past week working and celebrating at the 20th anniversary of @Splorefestival, with my ongoing Enough Rope project. As part of Splore’s art trail, the now 400 metre rope was installed on a fallen pohutukawa tree on the foreshore at the stunning Tāpapakanga site. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At Splore, Enough Rope is a visually festive celebration of reuse (of plastics), but it also reminds visitors of the seemingly endless production of single-use plastic. The project highlights the need to continue phasing it out. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Over the years, Splore has developed an ethos of ecological sustainability and social responsibility, including aiming to leave no trace on the land. As guests of Ngāti Whanaunga and Ngāti Paoa, while celebrating Splorers are asked to be kaitiaki (caregivers) of this sacred whenua, Tāpapakanga, and take pride in being there as part of the Splore community. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #splore #splorefestival #splore2019 #contemporaryart #sculpture #jjprojects #johnjohnston #leavenotrace #artgram #artstagram #art #artwork A post shared by John Johnston (@jjprojects) on Feb 24, 2019 at 2:55pm PST
If you’ve seen my insta story feed recently you’ll know that I spent the past week working and celebrating at the 20th anniversary of @Splorefestival, with my ongoing Enough Rope project. As part of Splore’s art trail, the now 400 metre rope was installed on a fallen pohutukawa tree on the foreshore at the stunning Tāpapakanga site. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At Splore, Enough Rope is a visually festive celebration of reuse (of plastics), but it also reminds visitors of the seemingly endless production of single-use plastic. The project highlights the need to continue phasing it out. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Over the years, Splore has developed an ethos of ecological sustainability and social responsibility, including aiming to leave no trace on the land. As guests of Ngāti Whanaunga and Ngāti Paoa, while celebrating Splorers are asked to be kaitiaki (caregivers) of this sacred whenua, Tāpapakanga, and take pride in being there as part of the Splore community. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #splore #splorefestival #splore2019 #contemporaryart #sculpture #jjprojects #johnjohnston #leavenotrace #artgram #artstagram #art #artwork
A post shared by John Johnston (@jjprojects) on Feb 24, 2019 at 2:55pm PST
