Courtesy: the artist and Sanderson Contemporary Art, Auckland.

Josephine Cachemaille’s installations are driven by her desire to work through questions and scenarios from her life, often central to her family dynamics. In recent exhibitions This Way, That Way at The Dowse Art Museum 2021, and She’s a Force at Sanderson in 2020, the artist focused on exploring a scenario in the gallery space, which focused on a positive future for her daughter Rosa.

Be Soft Be Strong is the most personal and emotionally charged series of works from Cachemaille yet. The exhibition is made up of a series of mixed media sculptures which work collaboratively to explore the transition of her daughter leaving home for university.

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