Retrospect

Retrospect brings together the work of Peter Deckers, an important mid-career artist combined with a high-quality exhibition of contemporary jewellery comprising of the work of a twenty-strong contingent of New Zealand emerging and established contemporary jewellers. In 2007, Peter Deckers created a cabinet of works looking back at 20 years of making jewellery since immigrating to New Zealand, a retrospection of his journey through examples of his workmanship.

Many of the artists invited to participate in this show have participated in one or two projects curated by Peter Deckers since 2005. All have a strong work ethic and have established strong individual practices. Each artist was invited to develop a new piece of work in response to his or her individual practice. Retrospect therefore pays homage to and ‘gives back’ to a mentor that has created many opportunities for new and established artists to exhibit in important shows.