デイガン・ウェルズ
Daegan WELLS
1989年生まれ、ニュージーランド［アオテアロア］・サウスランド地方［ムリヒク］拠点。カンタベリー大学にて美術修士課程を修了。子供時代に過ごした林檎農園や現在生活する農場での経験を背景に、食料の生産と流通、農業産業が景観および社会・経済構造を形づくるあり方に関心を持つ。ある場所における密接な関わりを基に、手仕事とデジタルなアプローチを往還し、多様なメディアを横断的に用いることで、人、場所、素材の複雑な関係性を表現している。近年の個展に「Because of Where I Live」（2025年、Gus Fisher Gallery、オークランド［タマキ・マカウラウ］）等。ウェルズの作品は、The Dowse Art Museum、Christchurch Art Gallery、William Hodges Fellowship Collectionに収蔵されている。
※ニュージーランドの地名については、マオリ語名を［ ］内に併記した。
Born in 1989 and based in the Southland Region [Murihiku] of New Zealand [Aotearoa]. Wells holds an MFA from Ilam School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury. Drawing from his childhood experiences living on an apple orchard and his current life on a farm, he is interested in the production and distribution of food, as well as the ways that the agricultural industry shapes landscapes and socioeconomic structures. Based on the close connections he forms with a given place, Wells moves back and forth between hands-on and digital approaches, combining diverse media to express the complex relationships between people, places, and resources. “Because of Where I Live” (2025; Gus Fisher Gallery, Auckland [Tāmaki Makaurau]) is one of his recent major solo exhibitions. His works are housed in The Dowse Art Museum, Christchurch Art Gallery, and the William Hodges Fellowship Collection.
* The Māori words for New Zealand place names are included in brackets.