Divided House
Peter Peryer, Artist
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About the Work
Peter
Peryer
says
of
this
work
on
his
blog
"In
reality
it
is
two
halves
of
a
house
that
was
being
relocated
to
this
site.
The
blocks
that
they
are
sitting
on
are
hidden
in
this
view,
slightly
over
the
horizon."
This
is
a
quintesential
example
of
Peryer's
earlier
landscape
work,
playing
with
the
viewers
sense
of
perspective
and
scale,
reality
and
perception.
Around
this
time
in
his
career
Peryer
experimented
with
the
Diana
camera,
which
effected
the
exposure
and
grainy
look
of
his
images.
To
a
certain
extent,
the
Diana
left
exposure
to
chance
and
created
a
sense
in
the
viewer
that
what
was
being
seen
could
just
as
easily
be
a
staged
and
forboding
B-grade
movie
set
scene
as
apposed
to
a
mundane
suburban
or
rural
New
Zealand
landscape.
Measurements
Image:244 x 244mm
Frame: 510 x 500 x 30mm
Frame: 510 x 500 x 30mm
Media
Silver toned gelatin print
Description
Image of a stucco house in two halves crookedly sitting just over the crest of a hill. The house is very dark against a white sky.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased, 1986.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
03 Apr 1986
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Accession Number:
1986/5/2