Summer Studio: Soft Stomp, Dizzy Roll! Nadia Odlum
Schedule
Thu Jan 22 2026 at 12:00 am to 07:00 am
UTC+13:00Location
42 Queen Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand 4310 | New Plymouth, TK
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FreeGovett-Brewster Art Gallery | Len Lye Centre
What happens when words start to move?
This summer, our Learning Studio hosts Soft Stomp, Dizzy Roll!, a project by Gadigal-based (Sydney, Australia) artist Nadia Odlum.
Over several weeks, visitors of all ages are invited to explore the playful intersections of language, text, and movement.
Step inside to discover magnetic words waiting to be rearranged, prompts that spark new gestures, and a growing collection of colourful cards created by other tamariki, rangatahi and pakeke.
Create silly and surprising ways to move through your own word combinations then mix, match, and act them out.
Will you skip mysteriously, drift heavily, or teleport dramatically?
As the installation evolves through your participation, the studio transforms into a living choreography — part workshop, part library, part stage.
Soft Stomp, Dizzy Roll! invites language to take on new life through movement, curiosity, and shared play.
Join us!
About the Summer Studio
Each summer, the Gallery’s Learning Studio transforms into a free creative drop-in zone that encourages intergenerational curiosity, experimentation, play, and rest. Offering space to participate or be inspired by others, the Summer Studio is a gift to our community, an open invitation to make, think, and imagine together.
About the artist
Nadia Odlum is a Sydney-based artist who creates playful, interactive projects exploring how we experience and move through cities. Their work has been shown at major institutions including the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Carriageworks, and they have created workshop experiences for Kaldor Public Art Projects and the Biennale of Sydney.
Photo credit: Jacquie Manning
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Where is it happening?
42 Queen Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand 4310, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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