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John Madden : 29 : Pike River

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  • Other Name

    29 : Pike River (Alternate title)

  • Description

    "One sunny November afternoon in 2010, a devastating explosion shook Pike River's deep underground mine northeast of Greymouth, in the West Coast region of the South Island. Over an hour and a half later, two men emerged from the mine's entrance. Twenty-nine were still unaccounted for. For five days the men's families and friends held out for positive news until a second massive explosion obliterated all hope.

    "This body of work speaks both politically and as a reflection of my passion for coal mining; coal is in my blood. I am of the underground and I have undertaken this body of work in an effort to speak the unspoken. I question who is responsible [for the Pike River disaster]. The works I have produced are for the lost men of Pike River mine and for their families; it is a requiem mass in paint."

    John Madden, February 2016."--Orexart Gallery website.

  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    ND1108.M33 MAD (Library of Congress Call Number)

    88705 (Cat ID)

    88547 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

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