Eyes Wide Open

Eyes Wide Open 12 June-1 July 2012 Preview 12 June 5.30 pm Photographs by: Paul Hartigan Stuart Mackenzie Martin Horspool pierre peeters gallery 251 Parnell Road: Habitat Courtyard: Auckland: p.peeters@xtra.co.nz (09)3774832

Eyes Wide Open

2012 proudly ushers in another Auckland Photography Festival, richly diverse in subject and style. In conjunction with this, Pierre Peeters Gallery is delighted to present Eyes Wide Open; three photographers, Paul Hartigan, Stuart Mackenzie and Martin Horspool, present their keen visual perceptions of the world around them.

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Cover illustration: Paul Hartigan, Goddess of Love A/P 1: Pigment Print on paper: 580 x 640 mm

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Paul Hartigan, best known for his pop infused imagery and striking neon light installations, has been a lover of polaroid since the 1970s. His Powerflowers suite of works are the enlarged results from a vivid series of excursions into the Auckland Domain’s lush Wintergardens. Multiple exposures onto the Polaroid’s emulsive surface convey a mellow and dreamy world. Golden hues evoke a nostalgia; the enigma of the multiple exposure, a sense of time-lapse.

Stuart Mackenzie, originally from Scotland, has, since his teens, singlemindedly pursued this medium and has been a professional practitioner for 25 years. An award-winning photographer and regular exhibitor based in Raglan with a diverse oeuvre, this suite of black and white photographs are compelling and sensitive responses to the Waikato, and often characterised by mystery. A recent finalist in the NZ Painting & Printmaking Awards 2012, his entry Waterfront, Napier exemplifies the immaculate pictorial construction, subtlety of colour and sense of quietude Mackenzie exels at.

Martin Horspool is a social documentary style photographer, originally from Wales, whose preoccupation with bike culture stems from his teens, his series, ‘Mods and Rockers’, continues his ongoing interest in conveying the verve and singularity of New Zealand’s sub-cultures. These black and white shots are random and discreet; through Horspool’s lens, the present and a nostalgic past co-exist.

Paul Hartigan The Washingtonian A/P 1 Pigment Print on paper 370 x 290 mm

Paul Hartigan Canary Canopy A/P 1 Pigment Print on paper 370 x 290 mm

Paul Hartigan Goddess of Love A/P 1 Pigment Print on paper 580 x 640 mm

Paul Hartigan Parnell Dragon Tree A/P 2 Pigment Print on paper 370 x 290 mm

Paul Hartigan Champagne A/P 1 Pigment Print on paper 370 x 290 mm

Stuart Mackenzie Manuka, Karioi Infrared photograph: edition 1/10 285 x 370 mm

Stuart Mackenzie Otonga Valley 1 Infrared photograph: edition 1/10 285 x 370 mm

Stuart Mackenzie Waterfront : Napier Ultrachrome Photoprint A/P of 5 585 x 880 mm

Stuart Mackenzie Flowering Manuka, Whaanga Rd Infrared photograph: edition 1/10 300 x 390 mm

Stuart Mackenzie Untitled: Tent and Trees Ultrachrome Photoprint: edition 1/10 300 x 450 mm

Martin Horspool Rockers Photographic print: edition 1/10 410 x 305 mm

Martin Horspool The Quiff Photographic print: edition 1/10 410 x 300 mm

Martin Horspool Teaser Lounge Photographic print: edition 1/10 405 x 300 mm

Martin Horspool Racer Photographic print: edition 1/10 405 x 300 mm

Martin Horspool Bones Photographic print: edition 1/10 405 x 300 mm

Price list

Paul Hartigan 1 2 3 4 5

The Washingtonian $950 Canary Canopy $950 Goddess of Love $1,475 Parnell Dragon Tree $950 Champagne $950

Stuart Mackenzie 6 7 8 9 10

Manuka, Karioi

$975 Otonga Valley $975 Waterfront : Napier $1,750 Flowering Manuka, Whaanga Rd $975 Untitled: Tent and Trees $975

Martin Horspool 11 12 13 14 15

Rockers

The Quiff

Teaser Lounge Racer

Bones

$950 $950 $950 $950 $950

All works are framed and all images can be ordered to different specific size requirements

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