Marti Friedlander, 'Farmer and Son', South Island, c.1970
Photo Credit
Please join us at 5pm on Saturday 14 September at Starkwhite Queenstown as Dr Leonard Bell discusses Marti Friedlander alongside our current show, Marti Friedlander Starting Point of a Complicated Story.
Bell will share his insights and personal recollections of Marti Friedlander’s work, recognising her as one of New Zealand's most celebrated photographers.
Friedlander's work—from Kuia with moko kauae to street demonstrations, to portraits of everyday and rural New Zealand life — is a reflection of the social and cultural evolution of postwar Aotearoa New Zealand. Since the 1960s Friedlander's images have played a pivotal role in shaping our understanding and remembrance of people, place, and historical events. Bell’s insights and anecdotes add richly to the visual story of Friedlander’s iconic images.
"Appearances may be deceptive, and Marti Friedlander’s photographs often probe beyond surfaces and visualise social and psychological conditions, ambivalences and ambiguities, which might be difficult to articulate otherwise. You need to look closely not just what she photographed, but also, and crucially, at how she pictured her subjects. Each photograph in this exhibition could be the starting point of a complicated story – as the best photographs are.” – Dr Leonard Bell, 6 July 2024.
Dr Bell's talk is the closing event for Starkwhite Queenstown's Marti Friedlander exhibition. See more here.
RSVP: kelly@starkwhite.co.nz
Price
- Free, open to all
Date
- Sat 14 Sep
Time
- 5:00 pm
Address
- Starkwhite Queenstown
- 1 Earl Street
- Queenstown 9300
Please join us at 5pm on Saturday 14 September at Starkwhite Queenstown as Dr Leonard Bell discusses Marti Friedlander alongside our current show, Marti Friedlander Starting Point of a Complicated Story.
Bell will share his insights and personal recollections of Marti Friedlander’s work, recognising her as one of New Zealand's most celebrated photographers.
Friedlander's work—from Kuia with moko kauae to street demonstrations, to portraits of everyday and rural New Zealand life — is a reflection of the social and cultural evolution of postwar Aotearoa New Zealand. Since the 1960s Friedlander's images have played a pivotal role in shaping our understanding and remembrance of people, place, and historical events. Bell’s insights and anecdotes add richly to the visual story of Friedlander’s iconic images.
"Appearances may be deceptive, and Marti Friedlander’s photographs often probe beyond surfaces and visualise social and psychological conditions, ambivalences and ambiguities, which might be difficult to articulate otherwise. You need to look closely not just what she photographed, but also, and crucially, at how she pictured her subjects. Each photograph in this exhibition could be the starting point of a complicated story – as the best photographs are.” – Dr Leonard Bell, 6 July 2024.
Dr Bell's talk is the closing event for Starkwhite Queenstown's Marti Friedlander exhibition. See more here.
RSVP: kelly@starkwhite.co.nz
