Lockdown art selling to fundraise for mental health charity
An artwork created during lockdown, featuring a miniaturised snapshot of the 1pm conferences Kiwis have become so familiar with, is selling online.
Mt Albert artist Jesse James created “The Bubble” to support those in need and will donate all the proceeds of the auction to the mental health charity I AM HOPE.
“We’re all living in our own little bubbles, so I feel like having these little characters inside a bottle symbolises this,” he said.
“With us being in lockdown, people’s mental health just gets way worse, and they feel like they don’t have anyone to reach out to.”
The piece is currently displayed at the Turua Gallery in St Heliers. It features Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield delivering the 1pm press conference, encapsulated in a glass bottle.
The auction closes on September 26.
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