Harvey's Point
18 September, 2012 - 18 November, 2012
Photography Gallery
Harvey Benge, Untitled, Auckland (2007)
Harvey Benge, Untitled, Krakov (2008)
Harvey Benge, who works in Auckland and Paris, has been a full-time camera artist since 1992. His practice, based on looking at the nature of reality and a consideration of what is truth, investigates the overlooked, the unobserved and the insignificant in the first world’s urban environments. He is particularly interested in the notion of parallel lives. "While something is happening here, something else is happening over there."
'The title of this exhibition occurred to me after I recently received an image sent by Paul Graham, New York based British camera artist. I had been with Paul in New York only some days previously, and as he was now in Ireland and I back in Auckland ideas of place, time and universality came to mind.
Harvey’s Point has opened up for me questions regarding the nature of perception, and temporality, how we evaluate the underlying meaning of images that confront us, and those we attempt to read. This is the purpose of this show. I present some images that ostensibly oppose one another and others that appear banally neutral. I’m asking you - and myself - exactly what is Harvey’s point?' - Harvey Benge 2012.
Known for his evocative and unsettling images, Harvey Benge’s focus is on picture series realised through the photo-book. With over thirty titles to date, his work has been published in Britain, France, Germany and New Zealand. His work has also been shown in public and dealer galleries in New Zealand, Britain and throughout Europe including France, Holland, Germany, Poland and Italy.
To see more of Harvey’s work, and for more information on his projects, visit www.harveybenge.com