MY FIRST EVER GALLERY EXHIBITION JUNE THE 2ND 2015
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MY NIGHT OUT
A projection of images created by photography students in Auckland, China, Guatemala and the USA. Participating institutions include AUT, Elam, MIT and Whitecliffe in Auckland; Huanghe Science and Technology College, Hubei Institute of Fine Arts and Zhongyuan University of Technology in China, La Fototeca in Guatemala and Columbia College, Parsons - The New School and Washington State University in the USA
Tuesday night cold and wet, opening time 6pm - 9pm
Okay lighting all the way into the city roads jammed packed but we ( Raemon and I ) carried on , this meant a lot to us this particular journey.
First time ever I had a piece of my work something I had done in a gallery WOW I wasn't going to miss it !
We drove around and around in circles got beeped at and probably a few fingers but we battled on and got a car park and there we were at Studio 1 finally.
Walked inside felt like a Queen but then my boots hitting the wooden floor were so loud it was ridiculous. So I tip toed around OMG anyway we meet up with Caryline, Tatiana and Ralph great to see familiar faces.
We went upstairs saw some great work and left on a white van with strangers , we didn't know the procedure but fortunately for us Caryline told us you could catch these vans and visit other galleries.
So we set off to the .....
THE SILOS
History of Wynyard Quarter
Since European settlement in Auckland, the port and adjacent harbour edges have been the focal point of growth. From 1840, the shoreline has steadily encroached upon the harbour as wharves have been built and tidal edges reclaimed.
The Western Reclamation was progressively constructed by Ports of Auckland’s predecessor, the Auckland Harbour Board, with the last component of the reclamation being completed in 1930, to provide additional berthage capacity and flat land for port related activities. The area was initially utilised by the timber trade, and then in the 1930’s it started to be used for bulk petro-chemical storage. This activity now dominates the northern end of the reclamation, which has often been referred to as the ‘Tank Farm’.
Changes in bulk liquid transportation, the advent of the pipeline from Marsden Point, and the progressive expiration of industrial leases in the reclamation means that Auckland Regional Holding's land is becoming a precinct in search of a new purpose. The winning of the America’s Cup by Team New Zealand and the re-development of the Viaduct Harbour provided an insight into the future potential of the Western Reclamation. The effects of this change are now impacting upon the reclamation, as evidenced by the development along Fanshawe Street and on the reclamation's eastern edge.
The Western Reclamation was progressively constructed by Ports of Auckland’s predecessor, the Auckland Harbour Board, with the last component of the reclamation being completed in 1930, to provide additional berthage capacity and flat land for port related activities. The area was initially utilised by the timber trade, and then in the 1930’s it started to be used for bulk petro-chemical storage. This activity now dominates the northern end of the reclamation, which has often been referred to as the ‘Tank Farm’.
Changes in bulk liquid transportation, the advent of the pipeline from Marsden Point, and the progressive expiration of industrial leases in the reclamation means that Auckland Regional Holding's land is becoming a precinct in search of a new purpose. The winning of the America’s Cup by Team New Zealand and the re-development of the Viaduct Harbour provided an insight into the future potential of the Western Reclamation. The effects of this change are now impacting upon the reclamation, as evidenced by the development along Fanshawe Street and on the reclamation's eastern edge.
History of the Silos
The Silos present at Silo Park were giant containers used for holding cement. Golden Bay Cement occupied what is now known as "Silo Six" (the six closely grouped smaller Silos) while Silo Seven was just one of the Silos that made up the tank farm that is responsible for holding substantial amounts of the cement that built our fair city.
In this exhibition there were some photos that I thought were similar to Russ Flatt which was good for me to recognise and study and evaluate.
There was some work there that I found distasteful but thats something I have to process as I am learning we all look at things differently .
We stayed there for awhile checked out the photography had a hot milo got cold and departed for the Gus Fisher Gallery.
Gus Fisher Gallery
Situated in the historic Kenneth Myers Centre, Gus Fisher Gallery is committed to promoting the evolution of visual arts and culture.
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