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Knowing + Mindspaces: The Artist’s Studio
Playing as part of Open Studios Waiheke. An intimate double-bill that begins with a meditative portrait of Waiheke artist Kazu Nakagawa at work, then journeys with sculptor-writer Denis O’Connor from his long-lived island studio to the storied rooms of Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon, exploring how artists’ spaces hold memory, grief and imagination.
Director
Bridget Quick (Knowing) • Stephanie Bennett (Mindspaces: The Artist’s Studio)
CAST
Kazu Nakagawa •• Denis O’Connor • Conor Lovett • Rhian Sheehan
RATING
VA
RUNTIME
1h 04m
COUNTRY
Aotearoa/NZ, Ireland, UK, France
GENRE
Documentary, Art, Biography
LANGUAGE
English
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Knowing + Mindspaces: The Artist’s Studio
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FILM NOTES
A reflective, art-filled evening that moves from quiet Waiheke craft to the charged rooms of European masters.
Knowing offers a gentle, closely observed meditation on the practice of Waiheke-based artist Kazu Nakagawa, tracing the poise, precision and play that run through his objects, installations and collaborations. The programme then expands into Mindspaces – The Artist’s Studio, in which Denis O’Connor travels through Ireland, the UK and France to stand inside the preserved studios of Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon, places where paint, dust and furniture become extensions of the artist’s inner life. The film is also a response to the loss of his daughter, archaeologist Dr Blaze O’Connor, who helped relocate Bacon’s studio from London to Dublin.
For audiences, this pairing creates a rich conversation about where art begins: in the hand, the room, the landscape, the mind. It’s a quietly powerful experience, moving between the intimacy of Nakagawa’s long-occupied Waiheke studio and the almost mythic spaces of European art history. With thoughtful narration, contributions from historians, curators and performers like Conor Lovett, and an evocative original score by Rhian Sheehan, the evening invites you to slow down, look closely and consider your own idea of a creative “mindspace”.