On show at Photospace Gallery, 1st Floor, 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington.                                                   Exhibition runs from 7 - 31 Aug 2010.                                                                                                           Opening Friday 6 Aug from 5 to 7pm.

The ten large-format colour photographs in Land Marks explore a range of marks created in the landscape of the Australian desert; roads, fences, considered and random constructions - each are open to interpretation individually and in relationship to one another.

Each image reflects different methods of construction; the existing rock named Uluru and the centuries of spiritual attribution which contribute to its significance today; the contemporary construction of a small pyramid surrounded by a circle of stones; a recently-place marker-stone, heavily graffitied (and reminiscent of ancient marker stones in Europe). In the subtle, natural repetition of the desert, each human mark, however minor, is significant.

‘Who are You?’ An exhibition of photographs and audio visual by Tim Stephenson

On show at Photospace Gallery, 1st Floor, 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington.                                                   Exhibition runs from 7 - 31 Aug 2010.                                                                                                               Opening Friday 6 Aug from 5 to 7pm.

Artist Statement:

In these works, images made of the human hand, I am exploring the nature of identity: who you really are and what adequately describes you.

Are you a tax number? … A passport? … Are you what you do? … Who you live with? … Are you a physical body? … Just matter and energy? … Or are you the sum of your past? … Your emotions? As we strip away these layer we reveal the core of our being: who we really are.

Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior.

‘Rainbow Warriors and Remainders’ and ‘Blast’ are two exhibitions concurrently on show at the Whangarei Art Museum until 5th September 2010. Featured are the photographs of Gil Hanly and protest paintings of Pat Hanly along with memorabilia loaned by Greenpeace and private collections.

You Tube Link to exhibit opening + speech by Bunny McDiarmid (Executive Director Greenpeace)

Whangarei Art Museum                                                                                                                                       Cafler Park Rose Gardens                                                                                                                                   Water Street                                                                                                                                                         Whangarei                                                                                                                                                             Opening Hours: Tues - Fri 10am to 4pm,  Weekends 12pm to 4pm, Closed Mondays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day & Good Friday.

It is with great sadnesss that we hear of the death of Stella Daniell, who died on 5 July 2010 after a struggle with cancer. We extend our condolences to Stella’s daughter Kate Daniell, and Stella’s family and friends.  In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Malaghan Institute for Cancer Research., P O Box 7060, Wellington. Messages can be sent to Stella’s family, c/- 306 Willis Street, Wellington 6011. A funeral service will be held at Old St Paul’s Cathedral, Mulgrave Street, Wellington on Monday 12 July 2010 at 1.30pm. www.lychgate.co.nz Stella’s work is presented on PhotoForum’s website, and much more of  Stella’s work can be seen at http://stelladaniell.orlando.co.nz Thanks to Reg Feuz for sending this 2003 photograph of Stella and Kate with (from left to right) Alan Knowles, Roland Idaczyk and Richard Lomas, seen at the New Zealand Centre for Photography, Wellington on Friday 11 July 2003.  - John B. Turner, Director, PhotoForum Inc.

New Zealand Geographic publication is now seeking submissions for their  2010 NZ Photographer of the Year competition. Closing date for entries is 10pm Tuesday 21st Sept 2010.

For full  details and terms & conditions click here

The Dunedin Public Art Gallery is proud to announce the release of Wayne Barrar: An Expanding Subterra. This comprehensive and beautifully designed publication traces Barrar’s major photographic project depicting commodified mined spaces and uncanny architecture of the underground. Barrar worked on this portfolio for more than seven years taking in commercial, industrial and domestic spaces in New Zealand, Australia, France and the United States of America.

This sumptuous book provides a thorough account of this significant photographic project, which is also accessible over the coming 18 months as a touring exhibition.

Aaron Kreisler, curator and editor of Wayne Barrar: An Expanding Subterra, notes:

‘This is a stunning publication that will finally bring these works the attention that they deserve. Wayne plotted a photographic course a number of years ago that he has assiduously stuck to and the results are spellbinding – I have no doubt that people will be stunned by the elegance, mysteriousness and scale of this project. Wayne is the type of artist who goes about his business ‘off camera’ and when you finally get the chance to see what he has achieved it is overwhelming – this publication shows that his work is operating at an international level.’

Wayne Barrar: An Expanding Subterra sees the continuation of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery’s significant contribution to the New Zealand art publication industry. A commitment to high-quality writing and production values has seen the Gallery releasing major books on Ralph Hotere, Bill Hammond, Anne Noble, Ronnie van Hout, Jeffrey Harris and Frances Hodgkins. Wayne Barrar: An Expanding Subterra will also sit comfortably alongside other recent photographic monographs such as: Ans Westra, Laurence Aberhart, Marti Friedlander and Mark Adams.

Book specifications:

ISBN: 0-908910-59-2, Pages: 128, Plates: 84

Texts: 2 major essays by Dr David L Pike, Looking Underground and Aaron Kreisler Ground Control, an artist biography and selected bibliography.

Binding: hardcover case bound with dust jacket

Retail price: $55.00

The publication was printed with the assistance of Creative New Zealand and Massey University.

For book orders or further information about Wayne Barrar: An Expanding Subterra, please contact:

Tim Pollock                                                                                                                                                         Marketing Manager                                                                                                                                             Dunedin Public Art Gallery                                                                                                                                 +03 474 3243

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The 2010 NZ International Film Festival starts in Auckland on July 9th  and will then travel around the country finishing in Kerikeri in November. There’s a great line up of both national and international films on offer including a selection of photography related films as listed below.

Women without Men

Countryside 35 x 45 (confirmed for Wellington only)

Teenage Paparazzo

Waste Land

Bill Cunningham New York

Check out the NZ film  venues & sessions  in your region by visiting:

New Zealand International Film Festival  2010

Auckland, July 8 – 25, Wellington, July 16 – August 1, Dunedin, July 23 – August 8, Christchurch, July 29 – August 15, Palmerston North, August 5 – 22, Hamilton, August 12 – 29, Napier, August 18 – September 5, Tauranga, August 26 – September 8, New Plymouth, September 2 – 15, Nelson, September 9 – 23, Greymouth, October 4 – 10, Masterton, October 13 – 27, Gisborne, October 28 – November 10, Whangarei, November 4 – 17, Kerikeri, November 11 – 24

Multimedia artist Serena Stevenson presents  Beyond Documentary (her Masters show) in its entirety at MIC Toi Rerehiko Gallery opening this Friday 9th July at 5pm. Exhibition runs until 21st August 2010.

Shed 11, Queens Wharf, Wellington

28 July - 12 September 2010                                                                                                                       Opening Wednesday 28th July 5.30pm -7.30pm

19 Artists, 61 works 1973-2009                                                                                                                       Laurence Aberhart, Janet Bayley, Alan Bekhuis, Peter Black, Rhondda Bosworth, Fiona Clark, Richard Collins, Margaret Dawson, Bruce Foster, Joseph Griffen, Paul Johns, Nikolai Kokx, Anne Noble, Fiona Pardington, Peter Peryer, Clive Stone, Olivia Taylor, John B. Turner & Ans Westra.

Image: Paul Johns, Noela Lillian Johns, 1998. LED print

The connections between the family and photography have been evident since the invention of the medium.

A photograph has that sense of presence, that trace of the real, and photographs sometimes make appear what we never see in a real face, a genetic feature.

We all make portraits photographs of family members and this exhibition looks at work made by currently active ‘creative photographers’ who look to their first- & second- degree relatives. However, rather than being the mirrors of the soul of the subjects, these portraits may reflect more the personality of the photographer.

Link to further exhibition notes (scroll down page)

Kin:an exhibition developed by McNamara Gallery for The New Zealand Portrait Gallery/Te Pukenga Whakaata

‘Street Romance’ by photographer Birgit Krippner is an exhibition of personal photographs taken on the streets of New York and New Zealand. This upcoming show at Photospace Gallery, Wellington opens  on Friday 9th July (5-7pm) and runs until 31st July.