Anthony Brooke (former Raja Muda of Sarawak), 27/7/2009.
Andrew Ross, Artist
This is one of the
photographs
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in 2009.
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Object Detail
About the Work
"Andrew
Ross’s
photographs
remember
the
forgotten.
In
his
work
he
resembles
one
of
those
socially
marginal
figures
scouring
rubbish
dumps,
finding
a
value
in
the
things
everyone
else
has
thrown
away.
Ironically,
in
the
sustainability
project
such
figures
may
yet
become
cultural
heroes.
Ross’s
geiger-counter
is
tuned
for
crud
and
he
habitually
haunts
abandoned
and
neglected
habitats,
his
images
registering
these
often
melancholy
spaces,
still
suffused
with
human
presence.
Forgetting may be more a casual process than remembering, but often it may have just as much point and be pursued with equal determination. This can range from the darkly psychological to the plainly material – the current enthusiasm for domesticup-grading and the popularity of garden make-overs are just aspects of this latter. Improvements have their downside, and while the lifestyle magazines gleam with the new the planet groans with the increasing burden of the discarded. The shiny
wrapper conceals some grim contents indeed.
Personally, Ross may be disquieted by this, but his work isn’t merely a protestagainst it. It’s a richer compost of human history and habitation that suggests more than just waste" Peter Ireland in catalogue accompanying the exhibition "Round & About Wanganui: 72 Photographic Studies by Andrew Ross". Published by Sarjeant Art Gallery in 2010. Pg 3.
Forgetting may be more a casual process than remembering, but often it may have just as much point and be pursued with equal determination. This can range from the darkly psychological to the plainly material – the current enthusiasm for domesticup-grading and the popularity of garden make-overs are just aspects of this latter. Improvements have their downside, and while the lifestyle magazines gleam with the new the planet groans with the increasing burden of the discarded. The shiny
wrapper conceals some grim contents indeed.
Personally, Ross may be disquieted by this, but his work isn’t merely a protestagainst it. It’s a richer compost of human history and habitation that suggests more than just waste" Peter Ireland in catalogue accompanying the exhibition "Round & About Wanganui: 72 Photographic Studies by Andrew Ross". Published by Sarjeant Art Gallery in 2010. Pg 3.
Measurements
Image: H190 x W250
Matt: H410 x W450
Matt: H410 x W450
Media
Silver gelatin contact prints on gold toned printing out paper
Description
Sepia toned photograph of an elderly gentleman seated beside his fireplace with a striped rug over him and a large cat on his lap.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased, 2012.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
Dec 2012
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Accession Number:
2012/5/4