Taranaki (with cloud and moon)
Laurence Aberhart, Artist
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About the Work
"I
like
the
expanse
of
this
image
and
the
relative
size
of
the
crescent
moon
and
Taranaki
maunga.
In
a
single
image
Aberhart
captures
celestial
and
geographic
markers
for
orientation;
sun,
moon,
maunga,
ocean
and
horizon."
- Taarati Taiaroa, for 'My Choice' April 2022
In 1986 Aberhart was the inaugural Tylee artist in residence. The images made during his 12 months in Wanganui (and other nearby regions) act as an important documentation of the area and its environs. As a body of work they reflect the preoccupations present in Aberhart’s entire oeuvre: lodges, waiting rooms, Churches, rest areas, museum displays, beaches, light, marae, monuments and memorials. Empty places and spaces with culture and people as ghosts, hinted at but only rarely revealed.
- Taarati Taiaroa, for 'My Choice' April 2022
In 1986 Aberhart was the inaugural Tylee artist in residence. The images made during his 12 months in Wanganui (and other nearby regions) act as an important documentation of the area and its environs. As a body of work they reflect the preoccupations present in Aberhart’s entire oeuvre: lodges, waiting rooms, Churches, rest areas, museum displays, beaches, light, marae, monuments and memorials. Empty places and spaces with culture and people as ghosts, hinted at but only rarely revealed.
Measurements
Image 196 x 246mm
Media
selenium toned silver gelatin print on paper
Description
Monochrome image of Mount Taranaki in the distance across a dark sea in the foreground and dark clouds across a darkened sky with a tiny bright crescent moon at the upper right of the image
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased 1988.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
17 Mar 1988
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1988/3/2