A FALLING CANOPY // GABRIEL GENTNER
27/02/25
to 27/03/25
10am - 6pm Mon - Friday, 10am - 4pm Saturday
Gentner's work reflects the ongoing loss of Kauri trees in Te Ika a Maui (the North Island). Each installation features landscapes with different terrains.
Closes
Mar 27, 2025Posted on
Feb 22, 2025Event type:
Art , Exhibition ,Price:
FREEVenue:
Studio One Toi TūAddress:
1 Ponsonby Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1010Region:
Auckland ,
A FALLING CANOPY
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GABRIEL GENTNER
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Gentner's work reflects the ongoing
loss of Kauri trees in Te Ika a Maui (the
North Island). Each installation features
landscapes with different terrains. One
wall presents lush forest scenes of Waiau
Kauri Grove, a part of the Coromandel
spared from 19th-20th century logging.
The opposite wall displays minimal
landscapes, with disappearing horizon
lines hinting at Pārāwai harbour, where
masses of logged Kauri were once
transported through and where silt from
the logging era still remains. Gentner's
use of the sfumato painting technique
adds to the narrative of the fading history
of Kauri trees and their fragile future
threatened by forest dieback.
GALLERY 1
27 FEB - 27 MAR
OPENING EVENT
WED 26 FEB, 5PM