Sam Ludden Ceramics : Selected for 9th Changchun International Sculpture Symposium in China!

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Selected for 9th Changchun International Sculpture Symposium in China!

Dirty Fingers Pottery recently hosted a delegation visiting Masterton from China and they confirmed that I have been selected to represent the Wairarapa as a sculptor for the 2008 Changchun Sculpture Symposium yee ha. In mid-July I will travel to China to be hosted by Changchun city for 2 months along with 30 or so fellow sculptors from around the world. My sculpture will be part of a large collection of sculptures housed at the Changchun Sculpture park as part of a Sister City garden there.

Masterton Mayor Gary Daniels shakes hands with a delegate from Changchun
after the Sister City documents are signed.

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ABOUT SAM'S HINAKI SCULPTURE

The Hinaki sculpture represents the traditional stories, passed down from generation to generation, of the New Zealand native eel. The form of this eel sculpture is based on the shape of Maori traditional eel nets which are called 'hinaki'.

This work is a homage to the ecology of the rivers and waters of our world which are under constant threat from urban development and human pollution. The natural world of our land and our rivers are of huge cultural and historical significance to the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Eels are inconic creatures that have been woven into countless stories over the centuries, stories told by both young and old alike. The hope is that this sculpture will visually communicate those stories in a way that increases understanding of NZ culture and inspires people across cultures to work together to protect and preserve our natural world.