Banner: a detail from Mark Smith and Felicity Jones, Madiera 3
Exhibitions
On the Irish Photobook
Book exhibition
Photospace Gallery
1st floor 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington
10am-4pm
Opening, 1pm Thursday 8 August
Curatorial talk and kai, 11am, Sunday 11 August
8-14 August
Mā Wai Rā: New Māori Photobooks
Immerse yourself in an exhibition of innovative photobooks from Tia Barrett, Hendrix Hennessy-Ropiha, Mariama Hunia, Ruby Kawiti, Māwhero Kenny, Tiana Krafft-Soffe, Charlotte Marama, Jazmin Tainui Mihi, Maximillian Scott Murray, Ethan Sheaf-Morrison, Sara Tautuku Orme, Bridget Reweti
The Engine Room – Massey University, 63 Wallace Street, Entrance C, Block 1, Wellington
Floor talk and kai 2pm, Sunday 11 August
8-16 August,12 noon-4pm
Telly Tuita: Tongpop Archetypes
Performative self-portraits in a style that has the traditional headbutting against the contemporary by Tongan born Telly Tuita
Portrait Gallery, Te Pūkenga Whakaata
Shed 11, 60 Lady Elizabeth Lane, Wellington
Mon–Sun, 10:00am-4pm
Gods and Divas: Telly will be in conversation with Karl Chitham, Director of the Dowse Art Museum on Saturday 10 August 1:30pm
Mark Smith and Felicity Jones: Case Studies 3
Collaborative works from photographer Mark Smith and botanical artist Felicity Jones, exploring the history and ongoing consequences of global plant travel
Bowen Galleries
39 Ghuznee St, Wellington
Monday – Friday 11am–5pm, Sat 11am–4pm, Sun 11am–3pm
August 5-25
Liss Fenwick
The colony cares for everyone
Jhana Millers
Level 1/85 Victoria Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Opening 5.30pm Thurs 1 August, August 1 - 10
Wed–Friday, 11.00–5.00pm, Sat, 11.00am–4.00pm, or by appointment
The colony cares for everyone is a video set at a lithium mine in the Northern Territory, featuring a termite colony consuming what Liss terms ‘settler fanfiction’ books: literature that celebrates the history of colonialism, and the extractive industries that underpin it. Their connection with this termite colony began on Larrakia/Wulna land, where they grew up. Termites were eating their late father’s shed, and they began to feed them his books, eventually expanding their diet to include both current and historical settler fanfiction, and related books. The termites deconstruct and transform the books, making space to imagine a future unraveling of Eurocentric and anthropocentric knowledge systems, rooted in resistance and interspecies care.
Duncan Winder: architectural photographs
Curated by Sebastian Clarke
Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade
In the 1960s, Duncan Winder transitioned from architect to architectural photographer. Winder produced distinctive photographic records of twentieth century architecture in Aotearoa New Zealand, which endure in their relevance today. Despite his serious contribution to our local architectural culture and history, contemporary knowledge of Winder’s life, work and legacy has remained limited. Recent digitisation of Winder’s archive of photographic negatives, by the Alexander Turnbull Library, has facilitated greater access to his work. Duncan Winder: architectural photographs presents a selection of images from Winder’s archive that demonstrate the scale, range and insight of his photographic practice.
Open Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm.
13 July – 22 September 2024
Dowse Art Museum
Three exhibitions featuring photography on show during Photobook/NZ
45 Laings Rd, Lower Hutt
Tues - Sun, 10am - 5pm
Russ Flatt: te ahua, te wa, te atea
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland-based photographer Russ Flatt (Ngāti Kahungunu) presents video and still images exploring wāhi tapu (sacred sites) in Heretaunga Hastings. T installation takes you on a moving journey through the landscapes and complex histories that have come as a result of colonisation.
18 May - November 3
Yvonne Todd: Brides
Yvonne Todd’s newest series, Brides, sees the renowned photographer revisit the early days of her career working as a commercial wedding photographer in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in the 1990s. Todd infuses the conventional bridal portrait with her signature elixir of eeriness and elegance, where creepy cultish rituals collide with the glossy glamour of wedding magazines.
11 May- October 12
House of Dowse X Jimmy D
The House of Dowse x Jimmy D is a unique celebration of The Dowse art collection through the eyes of James Dobson, acclaimed designer behind the cult fashion label Jimmy D. Pairing unexpected delights from The Dowse collection with iconic looks from the Jimmy D archive, this exhibition explores the creative influences and absurdist sensibility behind his design approach.
30 March - March 30 2025