SCAPE 2008: Christchurch Biennial of Art in Public Space

The 5th Art & Industry Biennial Trust SCAPE Christchurch Biennial of Art in Public Space will open on the 19th of September 2008 with a programme of site-specific interventions by participating artists from around the world.

SCAPE 2008 will propose ‘a new culture of space’ to reinvent the democracy, equality and 'publicness' through the unique space, place and locality of Christchurch City.

As well as visiting artists, SCAPE 2008 will attract speakers, arts professionals and new audiences to Christchurch, stimulating and questioning the way we experience and enjoy the public space.

Internationally renowned Turkish curator Fulya Erdemci joins New Zealand’s Danae Mossman are to form the curatorial partnership for SCAPE 2008.

Fulya Erdemci brings a wealth of international experience to this position and as Director of the International İstanbul Biennial for 7 years, as well as curator of “Istanbul Pedestrian Exhibitions” she has an impressive background in art in public space.

Local curator, Danae Mossman whose presence at Christchurch project space The Physic’s Room has been hugely influential, comes to SCAPE as one of New Zealand’s most promising curators. As well as two international curatorial residencies she recently co-curated TRANS VERSA, in Santiago, Chile.