Kate Caie

Artist Statement

There is a narrative thread to my work which examines the idea of longing, loss, dislocation and nostalgia.  Hireth, is a Kernow word for longing, particularly around one’s own homeland.  My searching centres around the dynamic of how the past, present and future are all interwoven and the notion that time is an unreal concept.  I have collected and reclaimed objects, images and materials to form installation pieces.  Their story has been lost and the only remnants left are faded images rearranged to create new meanings.  I am intrigued by the notion of simultaneity, distortion and the encapsulation of different threads of time, represented with an innovative approach.  My practice as a multi-discipline, multi-media artist has led me to work in Painting, Sculpture, Photography and Installation art. Born by accident in Surrey, I spent much of my childhood in Cornwall, which I regard as my spiritual home. I now live in Martinborough, South Wairarapa, New Zealand.  I am currently studying for a Masters Degree in Fine Art at Massey University in Wellington; and teach painting, sculpture, print, design and photography