Artist Ella Sutherland discusses her site-specific installation made for current exhibition Every Artist. She is joined in conversation by Sophie Davis, curator and writer. Together they will discuss, Sutherland’s new work Sirens, including her interest in reading, archives, 'looking backwards', and queer histories. 

In association with Every Artist. (City Gallery Wellington | Te Whare Toi) 

Ella Sutherland is a Sydney-based New Zealand artist working across the fields of visual art and publishing. Her work has been shown widely throughout New Zealand and international venues including Monash Museum of Art, Melbourne; UNSW Galleries, Sydney; 12th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju and Objectspace, Auckland. 

Sophie Davis is a curator and writer living in Pōneke. She has held curatorial positions at Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, where she was director from 2016-20, The Physics Room, and co-founded the independent art space North Projects in Ōtautahi Christchurch.