Kāryn Taylor Future Philosophies

Kāryn Taylor Future Philosophies is a catalogue publication documenting the exhibition Future Philosophies - a public exhibition at the Suter Gallery, Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson, New Zealand featuring the work of contemporary artist Kāryn Taylor June 18th - September 10th 2023.

The catalogue includes an introduction by curator Dr Kyla Mackenzie, and essays by art historian Edward Hanfling and curator and Director of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery | Len Lye Centre, Ngāmotu, Dr Zara Stanhope.

'Kāryn Taylor uses light, colour and geometry to express the hidden workings of the universe. She questions our ideas around space, time and what we consider as tangible reality. In quantum physics it is suggested that our observation shifts energy into physical matter and that our experience of reality is determined by this interaction. Taylor plays with relationships between paint, projected light and shade, luminous colour, the viewer, and the gallery space, exploring ambiguous relationships between the immaterial and material.'

Text contributions from Kyla Mackenzie, Edward Hanfling, and Zara Stanhope. Photography from John-Paul Pochin, Sam Hartnett, Jhana Millers, Sanderson Contemporary and Kāryn Taylor. Editorial assistance by Kyla Mackenzie and Julie Catchpole.