Ella Sutherland
dear ella

Daniel Ward for Contemporary HUM

Poet and musician Daniel Ward writes to Sydney-based, Aotearoa New Zealand-born artist Ella Sutherland. The pair met while Ella was undertaking the Creative New Zealand Berlin Visual Arts Residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien in the twelve months from October 2022, Sutherland and Ward seized the opportunity of this publication to visit the archival collection Sutherland had been exploring while making her residency exhibition, Argot. Reflecting on their shared experiences as newcomers to the city, and the technologies and histories referenced in the exhibition, Ward’s letter continues the commitment to queer storytelling deep within Sutherland’s practice. 

  

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September 5, 2023
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