{"product_id":"jeena-shin-jamie-te-heuheu-in-dialougue","title":"Jeena Shin \u0026 Jamie Te Heuheu | In Dialogue","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThis exhibition brings together the distinct yet resonant practices of two Aotearoa based painters Jeena Shin and Jamie Te Heuheu. \u003cem\u003eIn Dialogue\u003c\/em\u003e presents a conversation shaped by material sensitivity, spatial awareness, and a shared commitment to restraint. While each artist approaches painting through their own lens, both are invested in the possibilities of surface, gesture, and the subtle tensions that emerge through reduction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eJeena Shin’s paintings are similarly minimalist in their make up, often working through repetition, layering, and delicate variations in colour. Her works invite a slower mode of looking, where forms seem to emerge and recede over time. Through disciplined mark-making, Shin creates surfaces that are both precise and open-ended, encouraging a sustained visual engagement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eJamie Te Heuheu’s work explores balance, weight, and atmosphere through pared-back compositions that sit between abstraction and suggestion. His paintings are attentive to nuance — small shifts in tone and form that build a quiet but sustained presence. There is a sense of stillness in his practice, where each element feels carefully considered and held in relation to the whole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eTogether, their practices create a contemplative exhibition that foregrounds perception, duration, and a measured approach to the physicality of painting. The works operate in a space where meaning is not fixed but gradually unfolds, shaped by attention and proximity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Te Uru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54519463510308,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0899\/1637\/5332\/files\/JamieTeHeuheu_JeenaShin.jpg?v=1782265716","url":"https:\/\/teuru.org.nz\/products\/jeena-shin-jamie-te-heuheu-in-dialougue","provider":"Te Uru","version":"1.0","type":"link"}