A figure dressed in a full-body holographic pink morph suit crawls along the sand on a sunny beach. They are potentially being walked like a dog or pulled along. This is shown by a black piece of fabric around their neck leading outside of the image to something or someone we can not see.
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Amanda Newall

Amanda Newall is an artist/educator currently based in Europe. In 2016 Newall returned to New Zealand for a series of screenings of The Hoover Diaries, co-presented with CIRCUIT.

    Amanda Newall on CIRCUIT · 4 works

    A person wears a large blue furry teddy bear costume as they walk amongst dry rocks.
    Amanda Newall

    Blue Ted in Andalucia, Joya AiR (2023)

    A childhood toy becomes a life-sized costume for the artist to wear while on residency in the desert of Andalucia, Spain.

    Blue Ted in Andalucia, Joya AiR
    A four person band plays on a white wood deck. Three people are playing guitars and one is playing the drums.
    Amanda Newall

    Act Normal (2020)

    Act Normal interweaves a sailor costume worn by Andrew Fagan of The Mockers with scenes from one of Newall’s early 2000s video performance works.

    Act Normal
    Two people sit on a couch, one is wearing a silver fish costume while interviewing the other person.
    Amanda Newall

    The Hoover Diaries (2017)

    This film connects three seemingly disparate events that occurred during the artist's teenage years in Timaru.

    The Hoover Diaries
    Run Blood, Blodlopp no 3
    Amanda Newall

    Run Blood, Blodlopp no 3 (2012)

    An interpretation of the immune system and its agents.

    Run Blood, Blodlopp no 3

    Writing & podcasts featuring Amanda Newall

    Three people perform music wearing shiny silver costumes and fish masks

    The Hoover Diaries

    CIRCUIT Cast #45Īpāho
    Hosted by Mark Amery · June 30, 2016

    A new video by Amanda Newall the examines the dawn of neo-liberalism in Aotearoa.

    CIRCUIT Cast #45: The Hoover Diaries

    CIRCUIT is the
    leading voice
    for artist moving image
    practice
    in Aotearoa New Zealand,
    distributing works,
    critical review and
    dialogues
    which reflect our unique, contemporary
    South Pacific context.

    Ko CIRCUIT te māngai
    mō ngā mahi toi kiriata
    o Aotearoa, e tuku
    atu ana i ngā mahi toi,
    i ngā arotakenga
    me ngā whakawhitinga
    kōrero e kitea ai
    ngā āhuatanga
    motuhake o tō tātou noho i te ao hou ki
    Te Moananui-a-Kiwa.