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Katie Breckon

Community Arts and Heritage

Katie Breckon

Community Arts and Heritage

Community Arts and Heritage

Small drawing test part of a series reflecting upon kindred relationships and belonging.

Incised copper

Anam

Incised copper
30 x 21 cm

Lake edge

Wet plate tintype 4x5 inch
@tenohoaka_o_tukiauau_wetlands

Tōtara Leaves and Koromiko Seeds 
Silhouettes of tōtara leaves and koromiko seeds growing alongside one of the largest remaining low-lying wetland systems in Aotearoa New Zealand, managed by Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau / Sinclair Wetlands, Taieri, Dunedin.

After a lengthy battle to save this body of water, Lake Tatawai was drained and sold as dry farmland. Today, a slight dip in the earth cups mist on cold mornings and a letterbox marked Tatawai signals its former presence.

Tatawai Lake, now converted

Tarata and Kānuka

Wet plate photogram of plants found growing alongside the largest low lying wetlands in Aotearoa New Zealand. Planted as part of a reforestation project managed by Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau wetlands, Taieri, Dunedin

#tintype #photogra

Harakeke reflected in water @tenohoaka_o_tukiauau_wetlands

(Harakeke is a beautiful flax which grows here in Aotearoa New Zealand)
Wet plate process, 2024

#wetplatecollodion
#aotearoawetlands
#wetlands
#dunedin
#lakes

Wet plate photogram: silhouettes of harakeke flower, tōtara leaves, koromiko seeds.
(5x7 inch tintype)

Mark making can take many forms, a drawn line or a shadow cast onto silver.

This series of wet plate photograms began with a question: what plant

I recently had the privilege of demonstrating the wet plate photography process to staff and students from the Dunedin School of Art.

I first fell in love with wet plate in 2009, and have been slowly building my knowledge and skills ever since. The

Wet plate, tintypes
4x5 and 8x10 inch

Over the last six weeks, I’ve had the privilege of being artist in residence at the Dunedin School of Art, Otago Polytechnic.

With access to a studio and darkroom, I’ve been able to extend my resear

Close?

#anamcara
#suffuse

It’s easy to dismiss simple drawings as not being enough, yet they often hold the initial surge of energy closest to the experience they’re drawn from.

Most of my large-scale drawings begin as small studies, where I’m not precious

Tree Judgements
Gorse flowers cast above a circle of charred plants referenced throughout early Irish law, culture, and mythology.

Image 2: Heather gathered at Beaghmore stone circles, County Tyrone, Ireland

#sketch #charcoal #spatialdrawing #iris

Gathering marks - moving towards a new drawing. Seen here are various plants surrounding the house. Savannah Way, West Kimberley

White gum nuts, Jigal tree leaves, Jilungin sleepy tea tree leaves, wattle flowers.

This time last year I was preparing to leave Dublin, packing up my studio and documenting Tree Judgements before grinding the plants down into a fine ink powder

The opportunity to go to Ireland came through an exchange between @wfac_fremantle (FAC)

My journey into belonging brings into focus ecological stories of migration, the imprint of the past written into the landscape.

A single Scottish thistle bulb can hold up to 200 seeds. Each plant has the potential to release thousands more, carried

Once, I was pulverised by the wind as it moved like a poltergeist through a mountain pass - I howled at the sky, completely tormented and unashamedly done. In those moments, I’d tell myself: the only way is through.

One of the things I valued

Every day was its own mountain.

In late February, I began walking the length of the South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand - starting from Meretoto (Ship Cove) in the Marlborough Sounds and finishing at Bluff, the southernmost point, looking out acros

A warm welcome to the wonderful Kate O’Shea - the Irish recipient of the international exchange between @immaireland and @fremantleartscentre

Kate is a prolific socially engaged writer, artist, and arts worker based in Cork, Southern Ireland,

Before arriving in Ireland, I was excited to experience Samhain - the traditional Gaelic celebration that marks the seasonal shift from summer and the time of harvest into the darker, more restful winter months.

Around the world, many celebrate Hall