Central to Ōtautahi/Christchurch artist Julia Holderness’ practice is an interest in art history and women practitioners, and how archives might allow us to engage with the current moment. Her work is led by research into the Modernist period and guided by late artist-designer Florence Weir, a fictional character she made up.
The idea of a virtual archive is significant to my work — a space where the invented figure facilitates connections that go beyond recorded histories and has the potential to fill in gaps. As a fantasy persona, Florence can be
