Gabriel White
For over a decade and a half I have been making improvised video diaries—or "mappings"—which translate my wanderings through the urban wilderness into playful musings. Works such as Tongdo Fantasia (2003), Aucklantis (2008), Triangleland (2012), Oracle Drive (2013) and Around the Margins (2016) all feature voiceover narration, generally recorded on the moment by a distinctly alien translator, delivering humorous or surreal observations that also probe at less explicit themes.
—Artist's statement
Gabriel White on CIRCUIT · 15 works
Motorway Flowers (2024)
An exploration of industrial and suburban landscapes as a field for playful, surrealist improvisation, accompanied by a humorous soundtrack.
Countdown Mountain (Prologue) (2022)
In Countdown Mountain White performs the role of urban wanderer, his camera alighting on road cones, signage and inscrutable infrastructure of the modern city.
Scenic Journey (2022)
A work originally commissioned for Masons Screen, the artist pursues activities in the backblocks of Tāmaki Makaurau during a COVID-19 lockdown.
Writing & podcasts featuring Gabriel White
Wild Wild Life: Artist Talk
Wild Wild Life: Artist Talk
Artists Layne Waerea, Leala Faleseuga, Gavin Hipkins, Jae Hoon Lee, Gabriel White and Tia Barrett discuss their video works for Wild Wild Life with curator Mark Williams.
Wild Wild Life
Wild Wild Life
Wild Wild Life is a collection of seven new artist videos installed at a series of site-specific locations across the inner city of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, designed to be walked in one day. Featuring works by Tia Barrett, Leala Faleseuga, Gavin Hipkins, Jae Hoon Lee, Obadiah Russon, Layne Waerea, and Gabriel White.