Ann Shelton's guest appearances

Ann Shelton

Better off Read

Standing Room Only

Conversations with NZ Photographers

Anne Kennedy

Eamonn Marra

Bill Manhire

Freya Daly Sadgrove

Murdoch Stephens

Chris Tse

Cody Ellingham

Oscar Upperton

James Gleick

Herman Melville

Dan Kois

Anne Carson

Burt Bacharach

John Gibson

Andrew Shaw

OwlTail

Pip Adam

In the sixth episode in the Place season of Elements, I talk to Ann Shelton about place and what it is to write it.  Some of the things we talk about are: You can see and read about Ann’s work at her website https://annshelton.com/ Including ‘The Witch’ https://annshelton.com/works/a-lovers-herbal A Lovers’ Herbal can be viewed on the Denny Dimin Gallery website here  —  https://dennydimingallery.com/news/virtual_exhibition/ann-shelton-2/ One important thing to note, because of the nature of Ann’s work is that the plants discussed in these texts, and their uses, can be dangerous, even lethal. These texts are presented here as background research for a body of artworks and should not be interpreted as medical advice. Do not mess with these plants. Toward the end of the podcast we talk about New York being in lockdown for a year, we just want to acknowledge that New York was in varying degrees of lockdown over this time.   Exercise: Ann talks about starting with a plant and composing around it. I wonder if this could be an interesting way to start a piece of writing. You could find out about the uses of a plant you see every day. Or you could start with a physical condition and find a plant associated with this. Then free write. Thank you Copyright Licensing New Zealand for funding the Elements series.

In the sixth episode in the Place season of Elements, I talk to Ann Shelton about place and what it is to write it.  Some of the things we talk about are: You can see and read about Ann’s work at her website <a href="https://annshelton.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://annshelton.com/</a> Including ‘The Witch’ <a href="https://annshelton.com/works/a-lovers-herbal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://annshelton.com/works/a-lovers-herbal</a> A Lovers’ Herbal can be viewed on the Denny Dimin Gallery website here  —  <a href="https://dennydimingallery.com/news/virtual_exhibition/ann-shelton-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dennydimingallery.com/news/virtual_exhibition/ann-shelton-2/</a> One important thing to note, because of the nature of Ann’s work is that the plants discussed in these texts, and their uses, can be dangerous, even lethal. These texts are presented here as background research for a body of artworks and should not be interpreted as medical advice. Do not mess with these plants. Toward the end of the podcast we talk about New York being in lockdown for a year, we just want to acknowledge that New York was in varying degrees of lockdown over this time. Exercise: Ann talks about starting with a plant and composing around it. I wonder if this could be an interesting way to start a piece of writing. You could find out about the uses of a plant you see every day. Or you could start with a physical condition and find a plant associated with this. Then free write. Thank you <a href="https://www.copyright.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Copyright Licensing New Zealand</a> for funding the Elements series.

Ep 92: Elements 6 – Place. Ann Shelton talks to Pip Adam about her work The Witch, Pennyroyal (Mentha sp.), 2020

The Wairarapa Eco Farm was ahead of its time, the first Community Supported Agriculture venture where people paid in advance for a season's produce. One of the first to sign up was photographer Ann Shelton, and after 14 years of enjoying fresh vegetables and eggs from the farm, she's photographed it. Ann says her work's not just pictures of an unconventional farm where nothing's grown in neat rows, but is also an exploration of big issues like sustainability, food security and ethics, and the history of gardens in art. The exhibition, Mother Lode is on at Bartley + Company Art in Wellington. She's also publishing a book of the same name, including digital drawings and a short story by Wellington writer Pip Adam. Lynn Freeman asks Ann Shelton why the Eco Farm means so much to her.

Ann Shelton's eco-exhibition Mother Lode

Shelton began her career as a photojournalist working for daily newspapers, before deciding she wanted more control over her images and deciding to go to art school. As an artist, her work mixes conceptual and narrative traditions of photography. In large-scale, hyper-real photographs she explores histories of people and of places, often bringing forgotten or controversial histories to light. Shelton has also shown a steady interest in the nature of the archive, exploring the collections of others in her work.Shelton first came to attention with the series Redeye. Selected from thousands of photographs taken over a period of two years, the work document Auckland's art scene and its gallery openings, performances and underground events, especially those taking place around the artist-run space Teststrip. Described by the artist as a 'social diary', the series was described by Auckland Art Gallery photography curator Ron Brownson as 'some of the most inventive and risk taking in recent art in New Zealand'.A recent series, jane says, created for her 2016 exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery Dark Matter, features plants traditionally associated with treatments for women's fertility placed in ikebana-like arrangements against vibrant coloured backgrounds. The artist spent a year researching, collecting, arranging and photographing the plants, which include thistle, fennel, rhododendron and yarrow. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shelton began her career as a photojournalist working for daily newspapers, before deciding she wanted more control over her images and deciding to go to art school. As an artist, her work mixes conceptual and narrative traditions of photography. In large-scale, hyper-real photographs she explores histories of people and of places, often bringing forgotten or controversial histories to light. Shelton has also shown a steady interest in the nature of the archive, exploring the collections of others in her work.Shelton first came to attention with the series Redeye. Selected from thousands of photographs taken over a period of two years, the work document Auckland's art scene and its gallery openings, performances and underground events, especially those taking place around the artist-run space Teststrip. Described by the artist as a 'social diary', the series was described by Auckland Art Gallery photography curator Ron Brownson as 'some of the most inventive and risk taking in recent art in New Zealand'.A recent series, jane says, created for her 2016 exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery Dark Matter, features plants traditionally associated with treatments for women's fertility placed in ikebana-like arrangements against vibrant coloured backgrounds. The artist spent a year researching, collecting, arranging and photographing the plants, which include thistle, fennel, rhododendron and yarrow. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Conversations with New Zealand Photographers - Ann Shelton (av)