Nature Morte (Silence)
Laurence Aberhart, Artist
This is one of the
photographs
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in 1986.
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Object Detail
About the Work
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 246 x 196 mm
Frame 536 x 500 x 25mm
Frame 536 x 500 x 25mm
Media
selenium toned silver gelatin print
Subject Place
Description
Black and white photographic image showing a carved Maori figure with its arms crossed over its chest, top of the head is not visible. Next to the figure's mouth is a painted wooden sign 'SILENCE', to the lower left of the figure is a speaker with wire attached. To the upper left is an angled kowhaiwhai panel. This image is photographed within the Savage Club rooms on Drews Avenue, Whanganui (formerly the Whanganui Museum premises).
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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Accession Number:
1988/3/70
