‘Sanctuary’ by Zoe Roland
30 September - 20 October, 2003

Originally installed in Christchurch in 2000 by the Oblique Trust, The Kiosk comes under the wing of The Physics Room in 2003. With 24 hour, 7 day a week access, The Kiosk is the hardest working gallery around, providing a venue for contemporary art in the public realm.

This month, Roland has placed her documentary ‘Sanctuary’ in various locations in the city centres of New Zealand. The 30-minute loop was digitally filmed on Tiritiri Matangi Island as part of the 'Wild Creations' artist residency scheme 2002 (supported by Creative NZ and the Department of Conservation). Roland’s film uses the visual and aural aesthetic of a natural history doco, drawing on the notion of New Zealand as a bird’s paradise, and clashing with the urban sounds and elements surrounding The Kiosk and other city sites the film has been inserted in.