 | Franz Josef based sculptor Hannah Kidd predominantly crafts and welds sculptural creations from steel rod and corrugated iron as a means to investigate people and the relationships they have with their surrounding environment. “Kidd’s works remind us we are New Zealanders and explore our relationships with each other and our environments”. 1
Kidd’s subject matter has focused on witty and often comical animal studies which she has used as a vehicle to discuss the human condition.
“Kidd’s works are covered with flat tin, spot-welded, and remarkably detailed, notwithstanding their clear origins in bits of roofing iron. She will take on any living subject, from humans to horses.” 2
Hannah Kidd graduated in 2001 from the Otago Polytechnic School of Art majoring in sculpture. Kidd’s work has featured in “I’m sure I’ve seen that before”, Vienna, Austria (2002), Sculpture By the Sea, Sydney (2007) Sculpture By the Sea, Denmark (2009) along with numerous group and solo exhibitions throughout New Zealand.
1. Brown, Warwick ‘Seen this Century’, Godwit, 2009
2. ibid
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