This Saturday 24 January you're invited to an open studio with Blue Oyster's Caselberg Summer Resident Daphne Simons to see what they've been working on during their Residency at Broad Bay. Kai from 1:30pm; artist talk and interactive demonstrations from 2:00pm.

Blue Oyster staff are offering carpooling services on the day, departing from 16 Dowling Street at 12:45pm. Please email admin@blueoyster.org.nz to book a seat in the carpool by Thursday 22 January. Alternatively, the 18 bus runs hourly on Saturdays. The Portobello Road 714 bus stop is a few minutes walk from Caselberg House.

About the artist:
Daphne Simons (NL) is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa. Their work traverses sculpture, video, drawing and self publishing. Unapologetically ridiculous and camp, their work draws from a referential whirlpool of gender performance, media and technology as they love to exaggerate these references to push the limits of queer (dis)identification.

Daphne has a Master of Fine Arts from the Piet Zwart Institute (NL), and has exhibited in Aotearoa and abroad. Recent projects include SMASH (2024) at MEANWHILE Gallery (NZ); First Impressions (2023) at Gastatelier Leo XIII (NL); Tamara and the Swan (2023) at San Mei Gallery (UK); Peach Teats at the Dude Ranch (2023) at Te Tuhi (NZ); I Found it on the Internet (2022) at The Performance Arcade (NZ); and POISON PAWN (2021) at RM (NZ). Alongside their solo practice, their long-term collaborations are with Josie Perry (Plasma Spring), and with Li-Ming Hu (RIFF RAFF). These projects and more can be viewed on their website, www.daphnesimons.com

Acknowledgements:
This residency is delivered by Blue Oyster and hosted by Caselberg Trust. Blue Oyster also acknowledges Otago Community Trust, Dunedin City Council, and Creative New Zealand for their support.