June 29, 2023
From the artist: The vibrance of music. The ability it holds to transform my world. My stairs become pianos, houses become music scores, distant planets become records, life becomes a musical daydream. Looking through my lens, this is what my world becomes when I listen, play, breathe music. What was tasteless evolves into freedom, colour, chaos, curiosity and peace.
Lily Brading
Elim Christian College
From the artist:
“From performing with friends to appreciating a song, this video showcases how music brings colour to our lives. Special thanks to Michael Feng, Leo Cheng, Martin Wang, Ronald So, and Kevin Zhan for helping!”
Eric Zhang
Kristin School
From the artist: This Photo shows how I feel when I listen to music, the way it transports me to another world where it’s just me enjoying the music.Drayton Colson
Epsom Girls Grammar School
Drop the Diamond
Drop the diamond…
Click…
The buzz of a turntable, the scratch of a needle
Open up portals, expansion of the thoughts, flesh and spirit.
Their beats so deep, they sink you
Under,
Growth,
Water,
Ground.
Sound.
It’s the pulse that breathes you back.
Back to neurological nebulas, black holes of bass, Saturn’s rings of guitar strings.
Shifted by mere echoes of time without linear pattern.
Emergence and departure harmonised,
Seen only through the awakened eye of painters of the stars.
This hallucination of the senses,
Taste the sweat soaked stage,
The blood of blistered hands.
Taste the tears expressed through strained throats,
Reflecting past lifetimes and those yet to be lived.
Through Pulsing,
Through Beating,
Drifting,
Drifting,
Click
You have been enlightened.
Layla Woodland
St Cuthberts, Auckland
From the author:
Drop the diamond is a poem enlightening the audience about how music is within all of us and shapes our personal world shown through the extended metaphor of “dropping the diamond” on a vinyl record beginning our musical journey through our lives.
1st – Elisa Prattley
Howick College
Poetry
“This is a poem of what music means to me.”
2nd – Elaine Zhang
Kristin School
Video
” This video depicts, through snapshot scenes of my life, how music is the thread that binds my experiences together ”
3rd – Layla Woodland
St Cuthbert’s College
Poetry – Drop the Diamond
” Drop the diamond is a poem enlightening the audience about how music is within all of us and shapes our personal world shown through the extended metaphor of “dropping the diamond” on a vinyl record beginning our musical journey through our lives ”
Highly Commended – Anabel Wu
Epsom Girls Grammar School
Art
” It’s a common experience for east Asian kids to be encouraged to play instruments when they’re younger – I associate playing the piano strongly with my childhood. I used a music box to convey feelings of nostalgia and how music can trigger vivid memories and emotions.”
Highly Commended – Bridget Kirton
Epsom Girls grammar School
Art
” Music has a direct influence on people, it provides the ability to control an environment, a blanket between someone and the world. Music fills out the spaces in your mind where thoughts can start to fester. The tone of a song can influence emotion and provide it a channel. This is what I wanted to represent in this painting ” The Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust (KEECT) supports the promotion, advancement and encouragement of women within education, whether it be for research and professional activities, or for artistic and creative activities. The KEECT is one of the biggest supporters of women’s tertiary education in New Zealand, providing financial assistance of approximately $600,000 to over 100 women annually. Funding primarily comes from the proceeds from Academic Dress Hire, as well as generous private individuals and partner sponsors.
For further information, please contact:
Nina Tomaszyk | General Manager | Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust
Phone: 09-358-1044 | Email: nina.tomaszyk@kateedgertrust.org.nz
