4 Aug 2020

'Forward Slash' art takes out Parkin Prize

From Morning Report, 8:57 am on 4 August 2020

A Wellington artist has taken out a $25,000 dollar prize for a rather unusual piece of work.

Poppy Lekner's piece, 'Forward Slash', consists of hundreds of forward slashes on a single sheet of A4 paper.

It was chosen as the winner for the Parkin Drawing Prize from an impressive 482 entries nationwide.

Lekner speaks to Gyles Beckford.

'Forward Slash' by Poppy Lekner, the 2020 Parkin Drawing Prize winner.

'Forward Slash' by Poppy Lekner, the 2020 Parkin Drawing Prize winner. Photo: Supplied/Poppy Lekner