They Were Young Once

They Were Young Once – Artslab exhibition for Auckland Festival of Photography
5-22 June 2021

Exhibition event: Saturday 12 June 2-4pm

Held at Central Gallery at Depot Artspace.

They Were Young Once celebrates New Zealand’s distinctive cultural lineage of which young emerging artists are an integral part. The exhibition gives life to and acknowledges the value of collective action through intergenerational collaboration. The artists and their work manifest an antidote to isolation; generating awareness, creative discourse and mutual support, whilst celebrating the achievements, innovation and visible heritage of this art form.

They Were Young Once is representative of the depth and emerging scope of photography in Aotearoa and brings together the works of NZ photographers, both iconic and emerging in recognition of the creative journey and its origins.

Selected works are on loan from the Grant Kerr Photography Collection

Exhibiting artists:

Amber McCardle

Nelly Farmiloe

Theodore Holmstead-Scott

Natalie Woomak

AJ Reid

Gabriella Morton

Francesca Gallo

Carl Green

Michel Perrin