small gestures

Next date: Saturday, 04 October 2025 | 01:30 PM to Sunday, 16 November 2025 | 04:00 PM

Portrait of young boy in Victorian dress 2

An artist makes a statement when choosing to distort or honour scale. The exploration of scale suggests varying artistic concerns. In small gestures, a series of small-scale works interrogate the ‘impact of scale’, as our perception of it shifts throughout childhood and adulthood, with the human body playing a pivotal role.

Image: Artist unknown, Untitled (Portrait of William Steele), circa 1850. Collection of Forrester Gallery. Donated by Mrs G M Kearns (FG2002.5.1).

 

When

  • Saturday, 04 October 2025 | 01:30 PM - Sunday, 16 November 2025 | 04:00 PM

Location

Usual opening times: Tuesday to Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm. Weekends and public holidays including Waitangi Day, King's Birthday and Matariki 1:30pm - 4:00pm. Closed Mondays (unless a public holiday).

Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444, 9400, View Map

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