Blue Nylon
Bena Jackson and Max Fleury
5 October - 23 November 2024
Blue nylon stems from a study of the iconic Parnell Baths and the elegant swimmers that adorn their walls in James Turkington’s untitled 1958 mosaic—and extends on Max Fleury and Bena Jackson’s interest in the ways that communities craft, use, care for, and maintain public spaces. From the historic role of fountains in the earliest cities, to the bright eyes of Burt Lancaster in the 1968 film The Swimmer, and the infamous leaking pipes and splashing fountains in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, these urban waters form the basis of Max and Bena’s mosaic and moving image works.
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