Art Exhibition/Event photography

I was asked to photograph the opening of the exhibition Storm at the Len Lye Centre in Taranaki. I loved the challenge of the dark space where I wasn’t allowed to use external lighting (ie flash) of any kind. I loved the movement, the art, the creativity and the performance of it.

Storm comprises of three individual sculptures, brought together by the artist into a choreographed ensemble. The familiar Storm King is joined by Thunder Sheet and Lightning Bolts, two works never before seen at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. Together, they evoke the forces of nature in a loud and thrilling performance.

Exhibited just once in Lye’s lifetime, Storm featured in Howard Wise Gallery’s exhibition Kinesthetics where it provided a teaser of a larger work occupying Lye’s mind – an ensemble of over 40 kinetic sculptures called Storm Chamber.

Working from the original sculpture, archival drawings, notes and sound recordings, the Len Lye Foundation continue their long tradition of bringing Lye’s vintage and unrealised kinetic sculptures to life.

Read more about Storm here.