In this modern world of technology and accessories, gadgets and gidgets, it's good to know some things remain the same. In the Kiosk for this merry season, Ani O'Neill presents the best present of all - a crocheted cell phone cover, for the Manager with everything. But wait - there's more! With the addition of a couple of black sparkling eyes, and with it's antenna transformed into a jutting and hungry tongue, suddenly the cell phone becomes a snake!

Lusciously colored and joyfully asetheticised, Ani O'Neill incorporates the sometimes diverse cultural mix of her dual Rarotongan and New Zealand cultural heritage into her practice. Playful, seductive, and defiantly user-friendly, Ani's work draws on the traditional handcrafts and arts of crochet, tivaevae, and lei-making, laced with art-historical, pop cultural, and personal histories.

KIOSK is a permanent public art site for temporary installations of new audio, screen-based, and object based work, twenty four hours a day / seven days a week.

Located on the corner of High and Manchester Streets (outside Java Cafe) in Christchurch, New Zealand. Check out the web site for documentation and further info: www.physicsroom.org.nz/oblique/kiosk/

The Physics Room Programme - July to Dec 2001

• Alex Gawronski
• Dane Mitchell
• Maria Walls
• Robert Hood
• Jae Hoon Lee
• Rachel Brunton
• Ani O'Neill

The Physics Room programme is proudly supported by Creative New Zealand/Toi Aotearoa

Thanks to 0800 Phantom and Christchurch City Council.