PALMER ‘MISPLACED’ IN AUCKLAND

June 26 2008, 4:48 am | BY Lynchy | 3 Comments

PALMER-CLOUD.jpgPALMER-HOUSE.jpgMATT PALMER ‘Misplaced’ Exhibition

7th- 21st July, Auckland

 

Sydney based, New Zealand artist Matt Palmer is hosting an exhibition of his hand painted, photographic landscapes in July at the Lane Gallery in Auckland.

 

About the artist

Matt Palmer studied painting at Elam School Fine Arts.  In the early nineties Palmers NZ On Air music video

projects and experimental Arts Council short film Red Letters attracted the attention of the New Zealand

film industry. Since then his mix of strong visuals combined with a simple, storytelling style, has earned him a

range of awards and a steady stream of projects in New Zealand, Australia and overseas.  In this time Palmer has continued to exhibit his work and in recent times Matt has turned towards photography and painting to bridge the gap between his art and his film work.

A regular exhibitor in Sydney, this will be his first solo exhibition in Auckland. For more on Matt’s work visit www.mattpalmer.com.au

 

About the Exhibition

“Memory and place are even more important to those who have an experience of displacement; to those

whose connections to family and country have been severed over time” (Melissa Bellanta ‘Writing about place’)

‘Misplaced’ is a series of landscapes that talks to us about the past. Matt Palmer’s hand-painted photographs are enveloped in a mood filled haze that softens the landscape, concealing the often harsh, neglected forms.  By controlling the detail, hiding objects in the shadows, Palmer has created a series of imaginary landscapes that evoke a sense of memory.  The dramatic, carefully constructed images are set against the low light of dawn, in an unnerving cloud of mist that obstructs our view.  Their ghost-like appearance and painterly surface challenges us to reminisce about the places we’ve been before, but can never seem to find again.

Matt Palmer is exhibiting his collection of images at the Lane Gallery, Auckland from July 7th to July

21st.  For more information please go to www.lanegallery.co.nz or www.mattpalmer.com.au