"Candy Twitcher, made in collaboration with Whanganui architect John Verstappen and constructed from recycled tongue-and-groove timber, takes the form of a [mai mai] bird-watching hut complete with viewing flaps" When orginally exhibited " Walsh invite[d] the viewer to enter and view the work ‘Peekaboo’ on the opposite side of the gallery space, thereby setting up a faux bird-watching experience. The title refers to the phrase ‘curtain twitcher’ and to the candy pastel colours of the reclaimed timber. With many of the artist’s associations with Whanganui being connected to childhood, this work is like a manifestation of a childhood hut – a place of her own. Walsh was pleasantly surprised at the satisfaction making a shelter gave her. Suburban twitching of net curtains could be seen as the essence of the major work of the residency ‘This Kind of silence’ – a double screen video piece. In this work, Walsh explores the idea of looking at what lies beyond the comfort of ‘home’, out there in the dark."
- Greg Donson exhibition text from "When time slides by slowly", Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui, 27 March – 23 May, 2010