un/luck is a collaborative artistic research exchange instigated by Matthew Cowan in 2023.
Artists: Roma Anderson, Katrina Beekhuis, Matthew Cowan, Paul Cullen, Miklos Gaál, Matthew Galloway, Henna-Riikka Halonen, Sean Kerr, Yukari Kaihori, Louise Menzies, Ilya Orlov, Mirimari Väyrynen, Denise Ziegler
The understanding of luck takes many forms across history, culture and language, raising questions of power, agency, influence and chance. This project collects the thoughts and artistic process of a group of thirteen artists connected with the doctoral programmes at the Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, New Zealand and The Academy of Fine Arts, Uniarts Helsinki, together considering luck and its connotations. The project includes a newly commissioned publication, the exhibition Eight Thousand Layers of Moments at Gus Fisher Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand and an upcoming exhibition in 2025 in Helsinki.
Images are from the installation Planet of the Lucky Charms, 2024, from Eight Thousand Layers of Moments at Gus Fisher Gallery. image credits: Lindsey de Roos.
