Future 4 X 3

Chis Corson-Scott, Amanda Gruenwald, Eemyun Kang, Brendon Leung

Trish Clark Gallery
142 Great Nth Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland

Opening Sunday 1 March 2020, 4-6pm

Extended to 4 July 2020

Committed to exploring and embracing existential questions, Chris Corson-Scott’s photographic practice reminds us of our collective dependence upon and necessary care of the natural world, calling our attention to the realities of past and present and capturing their poignant decay. Over several months in 2019, Corson-Scott visited Ihumātao, a highly contested piece of land in Tāmaki Makaurau where Māori historically settled, farmed and thrived. Transacted to Fletcher Building and designated for 480 houses in the Puketāpapa block to address the city’s housing shortage, a land occupation by SOUL (Save Our Unique Landscape) met the developers. Corson-Scott’s repeated visits to foster trust and capture personal stories resulted in an authentic representation of the land occupation, countering a media narrative of protest caricatures and intimidation. Presented here are eleven from the series of captivatingly honest portraits of those who answered the call to stand with ‘the protectors’ of the significant site, depicting a diverse and compassionate group whose faces show strength, conviction, softness, pain and a united desire for a peaceful Aotearoa New Zealand.