James Oram
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James Oram

James Oram is an artist currently based in Canterbury.

Recent exhibitions include By Spectral Hands, (Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu 2022); Spheres: An Online Video Project (Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, 2020); Furrows (CoCa Christchurch, 2016); Sleight of Hand (Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 2014).

    Writing & podcasts featuring James Oram

    A hand made of ice gives the thumbs up. Vaporous icy mist arises from the hand

    "The water in the container, that’s our bodies on display".

    Exhibition reviewArotakenga
    By Hamish Win · March 6, 2023

    Hamish Win writes on James Oram's recent exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, By Spectral Hands.

    By Spectral Hands
    A ripped and torn product box floats in black space, on the side text reads 'While Supplies Last'

    A Potentially Eternal Cycle: James Oram's Wallpaper

    EssayTuhinga roa
    By James Hope · February 10, 2018

    From the 2017/2018 Summer Reading Series, James Hope writes on the work of James Oram.

    A potentially eternal cycle: James Oram's Wallpaper

    CIRCUIT projects featuring James Oram

    Masons Screen

    Masons Screen: Hana Pera Aoake

    InstallationPuninga Toi
    Masons Lane, Wellington · February 2016–ongoing

    Masons Screen is a public screen for video art in Wellington's CBD. CIRCUIT curates the screen in collaboration with the Wellington City Council.

    Masons Screen
    An empty silver wine bladder contracts into a star-like shape as if the air has been sucked out of it. The background is black, which makes the wine bladder appear to float in space.

    OgoGago (Comes and Goes)

    ScreeningKiriata
    October 9, 2015

    A selection of works, curated by artist Seung Yul Oh, from CIRCUIT's catalogue.

    OgoGago (Comes and Goes)

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