Laurence Aberhart War Memorial (#2) Waikaiowa, Taranaki, 28 November 2008. Courtesy the artist.
Exhibition
14 Sep — 21 Oct 2012
Laurence Aberhart: Recent Taranaki Photographs in Patea
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery tours the exhibition Laurence Aberhart: Recent Taranaki Photographs to the Aotea Utanganui Museum, Patea.
Laurence Aberhart’s photographs are among the most respected and memorable artworks produced in Aotearoa New Zealand over the last four decades.
Aotea Utanganui Museum, Patea
In Recent Taranaki Photographs, Aberhart is absorbed in capturing the architecture and landscapes that we may barely notice or see ourselves. Sometimes melancholic, sometimes quietly humorous, his 30 black and white photographs explore the land we inhabit and the memories embedded in the relationship between natural and built forms.
Laurence Aberhart: Recent Taranaki Photographs is a 2009 - 2011 commission by the Govett-Brewster with support from the Lysaght-Watt Trust through the Govett-Brewster Foundation.
