Lynette Fisher

Lynette Fisher (Te Puna, Tauranga) art practice encompasses painting, printmaking, drawing and assemblage and regularly exhibits in solo and group shows throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. 

"Currently I am painting with acrylic on linen with found fabrics which I use to explore themes of adoption, guardianship and belonging by recontextualizing familiar imagery. Though my work often carries a nostalgic undertone, I introduce tensions that question the conventional understanding of time and identity, especially as they relate to maternal lineage."

Lynette Fisher response to the theme of Artistic Passport is through the lens of an adopted person. 

"Historically via adoption, lineage and culture is placed and replaced without regard. This has evolved into my work acknowledging the individuals who live within the “other” space without claim to blood, land or water.

When we end up in a place what do we choose to bring? What have we been handed down? What do we leave behind, give away, or jettison from our lives? Innate memories travel with us beyond our consciousness and simple acts can transcend place and culture.

Using the seemingly unrelated elements of a time-honored coding system, the nostalgia of creating a daisy chain and a child’s game of ‘Whispers’, recognisable imagery is reinterpreted into agreed narratives."