Talking Culture - Climate Change & Environmental Photography Symposium

Culture

Aotea Centre • 5 June

Opens
10:30am 5th June
Hours
10:30am to 4pm
Where
Goodman Fielder Room & Aotea Gallery Aotea Centre Aotea Square Auckland City
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Artists
MAGNUM in Motion - Projections of photographs by Stuart Franklin, Jonas Bendiksen, Paolo Pellegrin, Steve McCurry and Rene Burri - Extension from 21 - 28 June at Co-Lab, AUT, WT Block, Lorne Street, Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm (foyer area open to public). Exhibition of work by Masaki Hirano, Japan finished 13 June at Corbans Projectspace.
Theme

One Planet, One Chance

One Planet, One Chance is an on-site projection of a Magnum in Motion photographic essay focusing on the issue of climate change, illustrated through Magnum Photo's world- renowned archive of photography. Commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme in 2008 and based on the UNDP's Human Development Report, this multimedia essay combining sound, still images and shocking statistics explores issues of environmental change and their future impact on our world. 'One Planet, One Chance' explores increased rainfall, temperature and water availability in vulnerable areas and is represented by photographs from (amongst others) Stuart Franklin, Jonas Bendiksen, Paolo Pellegrin, Steve McCurry and Rene Burri.

Further screenings at The Depot, 28 Clarence St, Devonport, from Sunday 6 June to Sunday 13 June, 10am to 5pm daily. Extension to Magnum screening  from 15 to 28 June at CoLab , AUT, WT Block, Cnr Rutland & Wakefield Street, Mon - Friday 9am - 5pm (foyer area open to public).

Earlier event below:

Talking Culture presents a one-day symposium exploring aspects of photography's representation of the foremost global issue of our time - climate change.  National and international photographers display and discuss their work, bearing witness to the current impact of climate change on the environment.  Photojournalist Jocelyn Carlin focuses on Pacific Stories from Kiribati and Tuvalu (see separate 'Pacific Stories' listing).  Rodney Dekker (Australia) brings to New Zealand for the first time his stunning work around the Australian Droughts, Black Saturday and Bangladesh.  Peter Evans discusses his photographic work and essay "Manipulated by the Human Hand".  Fine arts photographer Professor Anne Noble ONZM MFA presents her work from Antartica.  Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first served basis.

Programme: 10.30 Introduction by Linda Tyler; 10.45 Jocelyn Carlin; 12.00 Rodney Dekker; 1.30 Peter Evans; 2.45  Professor Anne Noble

Thanks to New Zealand Geographic

Stumps of Silence: Masaki Hirano

An on-site exhibition by Masaki Hirano of Japan. Most of Tasmania's magnificent temperate old growth forests are being cut down to export raw materials to Japanese paper companies in the name of the tree-planting programme. The local logging monopoly logs old growth forests and replants trees as if this is sustainable and earth-friendly. Japanese citizens, who use all the paper production - mainly as computer paper, are not aware of the fact that they use 90 percent of the wood chips produced in Tasmania. Due to the combination of corporations' continued attitude of profit before principle and ignorance on the part of consumers, Tasmania's old growth forests will be converted into plantations in a few years.On loan from Ballarat FOTO Biennale.

A further exhibition of this work is at Projectspace, Corbans Art Exhibition Centre, Henderson, from Monday 7 June to Sunday 13 June, 10am to 4:30pm daily.

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Gippsland.  Rodney Dekker

      

      

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