Hot House

Having had a previous life as a structural engineer, Glaister brings a diverse background to his art making. Concerning himself with both the role of the artist and of art in his work, he is also interested in the notion of a post-Conceptual practice; how it may be possible to mine some of the very clear, hard won and hard to forget models from the work of the late 60s and 70s and re-deploy them in a more politicised contemporary context.

Often working at a large scale and with the assistance of industrial collaborators Glaister's work can be logistically complex, time consuming and expensive. To this end Hot House will challenge this mode of practice, employing simple means, a limited budget, and using the four-week stay in Wellington as a pressure-cooker rather than a crock-pot.

Following a brief settling in period Hot House will open on Friday the 29th of January at 6pm with a performance and opening event. For the next two weeks Enjoy will become both an industrious workshop and controlled environment feeding off the limitations and pressures of the residency format. During this time the public are invited to visit the gallery and to engage with Simon, or simply observe his ideas and work in progress. Beginning with a second performance and opening event on Friday the 19th of February at 6pm, the fourth and final week of the program will be a short exhibition of the fruits and flowers of Glaister's labour.