WelTec Creative Technologies Graduate Exhibition

WELTEC CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES GRADUATE EXHIBITION OPENING FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2016

Students from the Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) Bachelor of Creative Technologies degree and Graduate Diploma in Creative Technologies are proud to invite you to the culmination of their academic study showcased in their end of year graduate exhibition. The best of student work will be on show from a range of creative technology disciplines including Visual Arts, Film, Animation, Graphic Design, Photography and Interdisciplinary Practice.

Exhibition Title: Collidescope 2016

When: Media are invited to the Exhibition Preview at4pm Friday 21 October

Opening ceremony starts at 6pm

Exhibition Runs from 21 October to 30 October 2016

Where: New Zealand Portrait Gallery, Shed 11, Queens Wharf, Wellington

Who: 33 graduating students from the Bachelor of Creative Technologies degree and the Graduate Diploma in Creative Technologies.

Website: View student work at: http://exhibitionwtec2016.wixsite.com/collidescope/portfolios

EMILY MARSHALL

Bigger than us

Mixed Media on MDF

Bigger than us references satellite technology as iconic imagery. My concern is about a polluted planet and our diminished place on Earth. View Emily’s work here.

XU CHEN

Standoff

Digital Media

This game is a hyper competitive example of defence, made in collaboration with Theo Baynton, Rhys Clapcott and Andre McGrail. View here.

KATE MAREE THOMAS

Improbable Cities

Bituminous Paper

In response to passages from Italo Calvino’s ‘Invisible Cities’ I use paper-cutting as a means to craft improbable scenes from my imagination. View Kate’s work here.

SHANKARA NARAYANAN

Chennai Land of the Tamilians

Virtual Reality/VR Headset

Take a tour of “Chennai” in 500 BC. See the ancient capital of the Tamilians’ in virtual reality here.

SHERRY ZHU

Xiang and the Snake

Stop-motion Animation

The legend of ‘Xiang and the Snake’ references an ancient anti-hero and his greedy obsession with treasure. View Sherry’s Stop Motion.

FLORENCE LO

Chinese Idiom: The Frog in the Well

Digital/Motion Graphics

My animation is a visual reinterpretation of a Chinese idiom story I listened to as a child. View a taster here.

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