Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery launches its winter
season with two exhibitions: The buildings notice me
and Duncan Winder: architectural photographer.
These exhibitions ask us to consider our architectural
legacy and meditate on the ways we take up space.
Winder, Allington house, interior. Alexander Turnbull
Library, Wellington, New Zealand.
(Photo/Supplied)
The
buildings notice me is a group show presenting works
that invite us to think about the reciprocal relationship
between our built environment and lived experience. As is
fitting for the University environment, several of the works
draw specifically on the pūrākau (story), me ngā kete
wānanga—the obtaining of the three baskets of knowledge
by Tāne.
Soft, sonic, and ceramic, this eclectic
grouping features a new large-scale fabric work by Megan
Brady and a sonic installation by Jim Murphy, existing work
by John Harris & Steven Junil Park, Brook Konia, and
Mataaho Collective, and reconfigured ceramic pieces
originally made for the Karori Teachers College by Doreen
Blumhardtand Roy Cowan.
Duncan Winder:
architectural photographs presents a selection of images
from the architect-turned-photographer’s archive. While
little-known outside architectural circles,
Winder’s contribution to our local
architectural culture and history is significant, having
documented many buildings that have been irreversibly
altered or demolished in intervening years.
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This
project has been realised with the support of the late
architect Bill and his wife Margaret Alington, ONZM, who
made a significant gift to Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
in 2023 to support projects that will advance architectural
knowledge.
Exhibition
details
The buildings notice
me
Curated by Sophie Thorn. With Megan Brady, Roy
Cowan, John Harris & Steven Junil Park, Brook Konia,
Mataaho Collective, Jim Murphy and Doreen
Blumhardt.
Duncan Winder: architectural
photographs
Guest curated by Sebastian
Clarke.
Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art
Gallery
13.07.24–22.09.24
Opening
hours
Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art
Gallery
Tuesday–Sunday 11 am–5
pm
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