Wild Life Wild Scape at LeSA Gallery
An exhibition of wildlife photography by Richard Hopkins opens at LeSA Gallery on 27 October.Hopkins spent time working for the Department of Conservation in the Egmont National Park before taking his current position with the Ministry of Fisheries. This position has allowed him to further investigate the relationship between us, our land and our sea.
Spending up to six weeks at sea at a time, Hopkins has begun to document seabirds. This is in response to the isolation of a boat on the sea. Hopkins feels a connection with their presence "out there".
He identifies seabirds as "a link to the land, in the ocean" - a link to home when home is far away.
The exhibition is curated by Sheyne Tuffery.
When: 27 October - 17 November 2007
Where: LeSA Gallery, 203 Jackson Street, Petone, Wellington
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