The artist leans against a tall concrete poll whilst a phone on a tripod is filming them. They are in an abandoned car park with wet concrete and weeds.
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Obadiah Russon

Obadiah Russon is an artist based in Tamaki Makaurau. Her work centres around the spiritual and existential impact of technology and the internet. Ranging from video, imaging making and sculpture, her work uncovers the emotions and subjectivities of these influences on the body and intentions of performance.

    Obadiah Russon on CIRCUIT · 2 works

    A person stands in boggy water in an abandoned building wearing an oversized grey t-shirt while dancing.
    Obadiah Russon

    Splitting lips, limbs and eyes (2021)

    Shot in an abandoned building in central Auckland known as Pigeon Palace, this film is a failed attempt at escape and transcendence.

    Splitting lips, limbs and eyes
    Split screen image both showing a person standing in a desert wearing a jumpsuit with a small camera attached to their head.
    Obadiah Russon

    District Rangipo (2020)

    Vogue dancing acts as a new language to disrupt and transform the landscape.

    District Rangipo

    Writing & podcasts featuring Obadiah Russon

    A steamy window in a wooden frame. There are two hand prints in the steam and a pair of lips.

    An Exercise in Vital Materialism, Rage-as-Orgasm, and Spirited Disillusionment

    Exhibition reviewArotakenga
    By Samuel Te Kani · December 14, 2021

    Samuel Te Kani reviews Artspace Aotearoa's annual new artists show, CRUEL OPTIMISM.

    An exercise in vital materialism, rage-as-orgasm, and spirited disillusionment

    CIRCUIT projects featuring Obadiah Russon

    A view of the lower half of a woman in a long embroidered white skirt and hat who walks along a concrete pathway

    Wild Wild Life

    InstallationPuninga Toi

    How is Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland City described outside of official city maps? What other kinds of wayfinding exist beyond our known pathways? What discrete spaces exist in plain sight?

    Wild Wild Life is a collection of seven new artist videos developed in response to the city of Auckland.

    Wild Wild Life

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