A wetland cutting directly through a green field.
Artist

Kate van der Drift

Kate van der Drift is based in Auckland and the Waikato. Her recent research is situated in the land and waters of the Hauraki Plains. An enquiry that began over five years ago as an indexical photographic investigation of the transformed whenua and fragility of the remnant wetland. Her practice has developed into a process-led approach that speculates on a more-than-representational engagement with social and ecological histories and potential future of the Hauraki Plains. Working with cameraless processes, sound recording and video as field notes.


    Writing & podcasts featuring Kate van der Drift

    An artificially made waterway bisects a green field.

    To See Obliquely: Kate van der Drift’s Listening to a Wet Land

    Essay
    By Alena Kavka · February 1, 2023

    "The reality of being in this country as descendants of settlers is something that is more akin to the reality of swamplands" — Alena Kavka writes on Kate van der Drift's show at Pah Homestead

    Listening to a Wet Land

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