HERE

7 July to 2 August 2025

HERE showcases the innovative practices of local artists who embody Matter’s core ethos. Through their diverse and thought-provoking work, these artists challenge conventional notions of materials, exploring new ways of thinking about, working with, and transforming them. Matter is used, remade, repurposed, and rejuxtaposed in unexpected and inspiring ways.

The Artists

Isaac Weston

@isaac_weston_artist
Isaac Weston transforms reclaimed metals into contemporary works that explore light, texture, and patina. Inspired by natural patterns and processes, his evolving pieces evoke water, landscapes, and organic forms. From his Tauranga studio, he creates distinctive artworks that celebrate raw materials and a connection
to the natural world. Isaac was born in Christchurch in 1975 and has travelled widely as
he built his portfolio career.
Kim Fifield

@kim_fifield_art
Kim recently completed a Master of Fine Arts (1st Class Hons) at Whitecliffe College of Art and Design, Auckland, and has had solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions within Aotearoa and abroad. She has been a finalist in the 2023 National Contemporary Art Awards and the 2022 Miles Art Awards. Kim is also a co-director of Matter. She was born in South Africa in 1976 and travelled extensively by yacht before settling in Aotearoa.
Nadia Marychurch

@nadiamarychurchart
Nadia Marychurch is currently in the final year of her Masters of Fine Arts at Whitecliffe College of Art and Design in Auckland. She whakapapas to Matakana Island and has traced her pepeha back 15 generations.
Natasha Aiko Cousens

@a__i__k__o_
Natasha Aiko Cousens is an artist working primarily in sculpture. Diverging from traditional crafts such as gilding, faux finishing and encaustic tiles, she marries clay, fiberglass, textiles, and other materials, to create stylized sculptures and installations. Natasha was born in 1980 in Winchester, England to a British father and Japanese mother. She studied restoration, graduating from Portsmouth University with a BA in 2004.
Sophia Jarlov

@sophiajarlov
Sophia Jarlov is a woodworker, luthier and artist. Her love of music inspired her to build her first guitar. She then pursued furniture making as a career, training at the Centre for Fine Woodworking in Nelson, and subsequently has been supported by Creative New Zealand’s Early Careers Fund. Sophia’s furniture is characterised by clean lines, elegant curves, and a sense of organic harmony that is inspired by nature. She was born in Tauranga in 1987.