The Killing: Cirque du Killing - Feast

A buffet of dynamic works that digest the Visual & Social Frameworks of what we collectively understand to be a Circus.

Employed as a means to examine and ask ourselves questions such as: Where does my body belong within a Spectacle? Within a Circus? Within a Gallery? Who Am I when I am the subject? The viewer? Am I the feast or the consumer?

The artists partake in concepts of family, the everyday, consumer/capital-ism, and self determination — uncovered through a personal and shared lens of the Circus. Through languages of Mark-Making, Image, Sculpture & Painting, a synergy is found between saturated textures, colours and symbols.

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  • The Killing
    The Killing
    Tāmaki Makaurau

    The Killing is a body of artists currently based in Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa. They are a collective that values self determination & self liberation through collective effort. Founded through the friendships formed during their undergraduate years at the Elam School of Fine Arts (2018-2021), The Killing is based in friendship, family and love as they strive towards undoing white wall traditions and platforming newfound collectivism.

    The Killing often investigates the intersections of their various and varied lived experiences - through Child-Honouring, Playfully Naive, Queer, Anti-Colonial, Capitalist, Critical & humourous lenses and modes of operation.

    We are Venus Blacklaws, Tristan Bloemstein, Daniella Bay, Minsoh Choi, p.A.

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The Killing
Tāmaki Makaurau

The Killing is a body of artists currently based in Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa. They are a collective that values self determination & self liberation through collective effort. Founded through the friendships formed during their undergraduate years at the Elam School of Fine Arts (2018-2021), The Killing is based in friendship, family and love as they strive towards undoing white wall traditions and platforming newfound collectivism.

The Killing often investigates the intersections of their various and varied lived experiences - through Child-Honouring, Playfully Naive, Queer, Anti-Colonial, Capitalist, Critical & humourous lenses and modes of operation.

We are Venus Blacklaws, Tristan Bloemstein, Daniella Bay, Minsoh Choi, p.A.

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Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Cirque du Killing - Feast - Installation, The Killing
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Cirque du Killing - Feast - Installation


Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

DEVOTED JESTER, The Killing
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DEVOTED JESTER - P. Walters
Acrylic, oil stick, oil pastel on red velvet
1550 x 2500mm
2024


Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

THANK YOU TO THE HORSES, The Killing
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THANK YOU TO THE HORSES - Minsoh Choi
Red Velvet
Various Dimensions
2024


Photo Credit - Owen Spargo


 

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

LOVE/LOATHE, The Killing
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LOVE/LOATHE - Daniella Bay
Spray paint on fabric, clothing line
1800 x 1800 x 2200mm
2024


Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Cirque du Killing - Feast - Installation, The Killing
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LOVE/LOATHE - Daniella Bay
Spray paint on fabric, clothing line
1800 x 1800 x 2200mm
2024


BOTTOMS UP - Venus Blacklaws
MDF wood, interior paint
Various dimensions
2024


Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

KISS MY FEET, The Killing
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KISS MY FEET - Tristan Bloemstein
Interior paint, glass beads, rhinestones, glitter, recycled wood
1500 x 1100mm
2024


Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

AOTEAROA WHORE, The Killing
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AOTEAROA WHORE - P. Walters
Acrylic, oil stick, oil pastel on red velvet
1550 x 2500mm
2024


Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Cirque du Killing - Feast - Installation, The Killing
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Cirque du Killing - Feast - Installation


KISS MY FEET - Tristan Bloemstein
Interior paint, glass beads, rhinestones, glitter, recycled wood
1500 x 1100mm
2024


Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Photo Credit - Owen Spargo

Cirque du Killing - Feast - Installation, The Killing
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Cirque du Killing - Feast - Installation


VEGAS GIRL - Venus Blacklaws
MDF wood, interior paint
Various dimensions
2024


AOTEAROA WHORE - P. Walters
Acrylic, oil stick, oil pastel on red velvet
1550 x 2500mm
2024


THANK YOU TO THE HORSES
Red velvet
Various dimensions
2024


Photo Credit - Owen Spargo