PHOTOSPACE GALLERY NEWS

Posted: 03-02-10:
"Scenes in Maoriland" opens at Mahara Gallery on Waitangi Day

From Murray Lloyd: just letting you know Scenes in Maoriland will be opening on Waitangi Day 6th February at the Mahara Gallery in Waikanae. The opening is from 2-4pm and the exhibition will run until February 21st.

The gallery is at 20 Mahara Place and there will be a group exhibition of Paekakariki artists opening at the same time. Ph. 04 9026242. www.maharagallery.org.nz

Posted 14th December 2009:
New Lightbox Exhibition on Courtenay Place

Three Stories Up by Wellington photographer Gabrielle McKone is the new exhibition opening in the lightboxes on Courtenay Place, outside the St James Theatre. The exhibition opens on Monday evening, 21st December, and will run for six months.

The exhibition is proudly sponsored by the Wellington City Council's Public Arts Fund.

The photographs were all taken in Wellington within the period 2007-2009 by Gabrielle McKone. She used a digital camera in a shoot-from-the-hip style; that is, not using the viewfinder or screen to compose the photo but rather pointing the camera approximately at the subject and letting chance play a part.

Since 2007, Gabrielle has been posting a daily photo on her website www.gabriellemckone.com and these images have form the basis of the lightbox exhibition. James Gilberd of Photospace Gallery (as curator) and Gabrielle worked together on the selection and grouping of the triptyches, with input from Mark Amery & Katie Duke.

The photos shown here were mocked up for the exhibition proposal, so do not show the exhibition as it exists. It will be installed over the weekend.

Posted 27th November 2009:

Photospace/Siren Deluxe review
by Mark Amery

This review of NZ Bound appeared in Mark Amery's arts review column in The Dominion Post, 25/11/09 and on The Big Idea website.

It's nice to have a public pat on the back from time to time. Cheers Mark!

The Big Idea review posting.  

Posted 25th November 2009:

Siren Deluxe appears on TV3 Nightline with NZ Bound

The interview by Tova O'Brien takes place at Photospace Gallery during the exhibition NZ Bound. The second location is Siren's home. Thanks Tova, and Billy on the camera. Link to TV interview

Posted 13 November 2009:
The 2009 Peter Turner Memorial Lecture

The Photographic Medium in a Post Medium Age
by Professor Anne Marsh, Monash University, Melbourne.

Saturday 21st November, 5pm
Massey University Museum bldg, theatrette 10A02
(the old Dominion Museum, basement)

RSVP essential: You will have to rsvp to m.buutveld@massey.ac.nz by noon Wednesday 18th November. Put "Anne Marsh" in the subject line.

Posted 22 October 2009:
The Blue Room exhibition shows in Wellington

The paranormal-themed art exhibition, curated by Wellington artist Pippa Sanderson, is showing at The Film Archive, corner Taranaki/Ghuznee streets, until 21st November.

The exhibition includes photographic works by Pippa Sanderson and Louise Clifton, among others.

TV3's Tova O'Brien covered the exhibition and interviewed Pippa last night on Nightline: TV3 Nightline video clip

www.filmarchive.org.nz - exhibition info page for The Blue Room.

Posted 15-10-09: 2 new exhibitions at Photospace Gallery

16th Oct - 7th Nov 2009  

Heathy Forbes
- Building Sites

Lucien Rizos
- Te Awamutu through Kihikihi
(short films)

Posted: 6-10-09: Photography Student Exhibitions in Wellington

• Ossia - an exhibition of alternative routes through contempory art
  October 4th-9th, 10am-4pm, Photospace Studio B, L.2, 27 Dixon St (above Avis Rentals)

• Bricolage - Courtney Scott, Aimee Kelly, Laura Crombie
  October 14th-16th, 10am-2pm, 1/318 Tinakori Rd

• Moments - The density of replication - Monique MacFarlane
  October 14th-18th, DAF 106 Gallery, 106 Aro St, Te Aro

• Model.Gender - Zoe de Boehmier
  8th October - 1st November, Rex Royale, 106 Cuba St

Posted: 29-9-09: MURRAY LLOYD - Scenes in Maoriland

October 10th - 30th, 2009, McNamara Gallery Photography
190 Wicksteed St, Wanganui, NZ.
Hours: Tuesday / Wednesday - Saturday 11-3
[often open to 6] or by appointment
06 348 7320, 027 249 8059, website: www.mcnamara.co.nz

Posted 22/9/09: Wayne Barrar - public lecture at Massey University

Date: Thursday 15th October 2009
Time: 6.00pm to 7.00pm
Location: 10A02 Theatrette, Massey Wellington campus.

"Uncertain borders: repositioning photography of landscape change." I'm not going to trot out the whole speil that came with the invite letter, just that if you're interested in the relationship between landscape photography, the environment and environmental issues, and/or you're a follower of Wayne Barrar's Topographic-style large format photography, then this is a must.

The lecture part of the Massey University Public Lecture Series, 2009.

Posted 18 /9/09: 2010 Wellington Festival of Photography!

There will be an open meeting on Tuesday 29th Sept, 7.30pm
at Level 1, Exchange Place, 5-7 Willis St, Wellington. Jenny O'Connor is convening the meeting, as it was all her idea.

Anyone who has something to contribute to the proposed festival: ideas, organisational skills, sponsorship, facilities or whatever is welcome to attend.

I will be using the blog www.photographymatters.com to provide a stream of info as to progress of the Wellington Photography Festival.

Posted 16/9/09:
An exhibition of Massey University Photography graduate work at
St James Theatre upstairs gallery, Courtenay Place Wellington.
24th September to 1st October 2009.

Exhibition opening review posted on www.photographymatters.com