Adam Art Gallery — Image Gallery

Kathy Barry, Epic Whirlpool, (2012). Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Kathy Barry, Epic Whirlpool, (2012). Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view featuring Star Witness, (2013), AIONA, (2013) and Dimensional Ecologies, (2013) in Energy Work: Kathy Barry , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Wellington, 13 July – 25 September 2022. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Kathy Barry, Star Witness, (2013), AIONA, (2013), and Dimensional Ecologies (2013). Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view of 12 Energy Diagrams, (2015) in Energy Work: Kathy Barry , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Wellington, 13 July – 25 September 2022. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Kathy Barry, 12 Energy Diagrams, (2015). Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view of Energy Work: Kathy Barry , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Wellington, 13 July – 25 September 2022. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view featuring 12-Minute Movement , (2016) in Energy Work: Kathy Barry , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Wellington, 13 July – 25 September 2022. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Kathy Barry, 12-Minute Movement, (2016). Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view of The Loom of Time, (2018–19) in Energy Work: Kathy Barry , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Wellington, 13 July – 25 September 2022. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Kathy Barry, The Loom of Time, (2018–19). Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Kathy Barry, The Loom of Time, (2018–19). Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view of Search Engine for her Future Self, (2020–22) in Energy Work: Kathy Barry , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Wellington, 13 July – 25 September 2022. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Kathy Barry, Search Engine for her Future Self, (2020–22). Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuts Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view, Structure for the House of I (2016), in Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuts Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, Structure for the House of I, 2016. Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view, Discharge (2022), in Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuts Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, Discharge, 2022. Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view, Harmonies (2016), in Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuts Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, Harmonies, 2016. Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view, Light Language 1-21 (2017) in Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuts Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, Light Language 1-21, 2017. Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view, Ten Parts Whole (2014) in Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuts Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, Ten Parts Whole, 2014. Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view, Pieces on Earth (2020) in Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuts Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, Pieces on Earth, 2020. Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Person laying down on the floor underneath colourful drawings and brass frames hanging above

During the exhibition Energy Work, visitors were invited to bring along a yoga mat, or use one of the mats provided, to spend time with the silent vibrations of Sarah Smuts-Kennedy’s Pieces on Earth in Energy Work: Kathy Barry/ Sarah Smuts-Kennedy.

Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, Pieces on Earth, 2020. Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view, Energy Work: Kathy Barry/Sarah Smuths-Kennedy, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2022. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Kathy Barry

Sarah Smuts-Kennedy

Energy Work

12 July – 02 October 2022