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'Take a photo, it'll last longer'
Photographic | Film | Installation
1st July- 31st July 2010
Whatungarongaro te tangata, toit te whenua
As man disappears from sight, so the land remains.
I have chosen to engage conceptually with the notion of light. A camera is an instrument that requires light to register and image. Fungi, on the other hand, do not require light for growth, germinating in dark, damp environments.
A camera has the capacity to capture a moment, compose amemory. Fungi are the principal decomposers of an ecosystem, providing nutrients for the natural environment.
As light is contrasted with darkness, so the notion of capturing is contrasted against a cycle of rejuvenation. I am interested in these juxtapositions and how they comment on the relationship we have with Papatānuku (earth). The construction of worlds we each participate in leaves a far greater imprint than our fleeting existence.
-Bridget Reweti [2010]
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