Photospace Gallery - contemporary New Zealand photography
  • Exhibitions
  • Artists
  • About
  • Links
  • Photo books
  • Blog
  • A Month of Sundays - Responses to the Covid-19 Lockdown

Jane Fisher - 'Necessary Distraction' group exhibition at Photospace Gallery, Wellington, 3 June to 2 July, 2022

1/6/2022

0 Comments

 
Photo: Jane Fisher, from 'Brooklyn Within Brooklyn' series, sense of place urban landscape photography by Jane Fisher in Brooklyn Wellington New Zealand, Two Todman Neighbours Place
Photo: Jane Fisher, from 'Brooklyn Within Brooklyn' series

Jane Fisher – Brooklyn Within Brooklyn
April 2022
 
"Cool and understated”.
 “A bustling small suburb”.
 “…diplomats and Government officials living next door to a house chopped up into five flats for students”.
 “…Older people going to the Penthouse [Cinema] to watch The King’s Speech”.
 
These are perceptions of life beneath the Wind Turbine that I have come across since I photographed the landscape around Brooklyn village in late 2020.
 
A year later, I began a sub-project photographing the initiatives of Two Todman Neighbours’ Place, which was established in 2021 on the former site of Brooklyn Galleria second-hand shop.
 
I have lived in Brooklyn and the wider area for a third of my adult life. In making these images, I wanted to convey the colourful quirkiness I have always seen behind the real estate façade - my “Brooklyn within Brooklyn”.
 
The close-up on Two Todman Neighbours' Place was inspired by their Brooklyn Acoustic gigs that feature local musicians. Two Todman is "a fresh expression of church in the suburbs" run by Brooklyn Anglicans.
 
As a christened, Sunday School-going child of parents who grew up attending Anglican churches, I sometimes refer to that as one of my "factory settings". Though faith in that sense is no longer part of my life, I remain interested in the social justice orientation of the Anglican church.
 
I began my project by photographing parts of Brooklyn village and surrounding areas that have distinctive colour and characteristics.
 
Later I connected with Alex, the coordinator of Two Todman Neighbours’ Place, about focusing my camera on their community. I spent a small amount of time in each sphere of life at Two Todman – creative events, the thrift shop, missional community, church services – and photographed what I experienced. I have exhibited what I think are the most successful of those images.
 
Sincere thanks to those in the Two Todman community who have supported my project – especially Alex, Scottie, Talya, Luke, Rebecca, Sam and Jess.  I have felt truly welcome and look forward to continuing our relationships.
 
Thanks also to Rameka and Anna, recent Brooklyn Acoustic performers who appear in two of the photos.  

Note: Jane's 'Brooklyn Within Brooklyn' series is displayed as a cluster of A4-size prints in the main gallery room. The Two Todman and Brooklyn urban landscape photo series are combined.

Photo: Jane Fisher, from 'Brooklyn Within Brooklyn' series, colour urban landscape photographs, sense of place photo series by Jane Fisher, Photospace Gallery contemporary photography gallery in Wellington New Zealand
Photo: Jane Fisher, from 'Brooklyn Within Brooklyn' series
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Photography Matters II
    by James Gilberd, owner of Photospace Gallery

    Archives

    February 2023
    January 2023
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    March 2022
    January 2022
    October 2021
    August 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    February 2020
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    April 2019
    February 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    June 2014
    April 2014
    February 2014
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    January 2013

    Categories

    All
    Friday Photo
    General
    Historic
    Puff Pieces
    Reviews

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Exhibitions
  • Artists
  • About
  • Links
  • Photo books
  • Blog
  • A Month of Sundays - Responses to the Covid-19 Lockdown