SJ Blake

SJ Blake

SJ Blake (b.1983) is an experimental artist and performance designer based on Waiheke Island. After studying at the Motley Theatre Design Course in London in 2007, she has worked across experimental performance while steadily moving toward a fine arts practice.

Blake explores mixed media, combining digital technologies with handmade processes to create new aesthetics, meanings, and emotional curiosities. Recent projects include Nikau Superette (Participating Artist)-New Lynn dairy, Tinned Goods – Anomalous Gallery / Studio One Toi Tū and Night Flight (a community site specific performance)-the culmination of a six-month Blake NZ artist residency.

Her immersive performance A Fantastical Journey by Boat, which incorporated VR, was selected to represent Aotearoa at the 2021 ARS Electronica Festival. Environmental decline and the ocean remain central themes in her work.