Chrysaora Colorata

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Photographer

denise batchelor
Date of Photograph

October, 2015
Technical Info

HD video
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https://www.denisebatchelor.com
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Chrysaora Colorata is the scientific name given to the jellyfish featured in this moving image work by Denise Batchelor, and is the artist's first collaboration with sound artist Indira Force. Fascinated by the species aesthetic characteristics, as well as its poisonous nature, it reflects a binary in which seduction and aversion are somehow entangled. This is the artist's first foray into an underwater realm, and draws upon a recurring sensibility within her practice, one of contemplation that often elicits a greater sense of connection with her subjects.

Biography

Denise Batchelor is a visual artist based in Hokianga, in the far north of New Zealand. Working primarily in digital media, both still and moving image, Batchelor’s work reflects personal encounters within nature; quiet moments of reflection within which deeper connections can be experienced. A recipient of residencies and art awards, Batchelor has exhibited widely in galleries, art centres and festivals in New Zealand and internationally. Her work is held in public and private collections. Batchelor completed a Master of Fine Arts from Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design in 2010.
Awards

Awards; 2022 Parkin Prize (finalist / merit / highly commended), Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand 2021 IPA - International Photography Awards (honorable mention, photography), IPA, Los Angeles, USA 2021 National Contemporary Art Award (finalist), Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand 2020 IPA - International Photography Awards (honorable mention, photography), IPA, Los Angeles, USA 2019 Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award (finalist), Waiheke Gallery, Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand 2018 Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award (finalist), Waiheke Gallery, Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand 2016 Honorable Mention (Moving Images), IPA - International Photography Awards, Los Angeles, USA 2016 Far North Art Award (finalist) - No. 1 Parnell, Rawene, New Zealand 2014 Parkin Prize (finalist) - Wellington, New Zealand 2014 Waikato River Art Awards (Overall Winner) - Hamilton, New Zealand 2013 Annual Wallace Art Awards (finalist) - Wallace Arts Centre, Auckland, New Zealand 2013 National Contemporary Art Awards (finalist) - Waikato Museum, Hamilton, New Zealand 2013 Estuary Artworks (finalist) - Uxbridge Art Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Residencies: 2021 (April - June) WILD CREATIONS, Dept of Conservation Experience, Waipoua Forest, Hokianga 2015 (April - May) DEEP ANATOMY, (cluster of Fluid States: Performances of Unknowing Psi #21), Long Island, Bahamas 2014 (Jan - April) NEW ZEALAND PACIFIC STUDIO (House Manager/Artist in Residence), Mt Bruce, Wairarapa, New Zealand 2013 (Oct - Dec) AUCKLAND REGIONAL PARKS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE - Denise Batchelor, Anawhata, Auckland, New Zealand