Kayla Linda Kasarherou

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David Straight = https://booksellersnz.wordpress.com/2015/12/14/book-review-vernacular-by-philip-smith-photos-by-david-straight/ = Book Review: Vernacular, by Philip Smith, photos by David Straight How much notice do you take of the design of fences, gates and steps as you drive around your suburb? I can assure you when you read Vernacular you will look at some of these structures with renewed interest and fascination. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English gives the definition of ‘Vernacular’
“(of language) of one’s own native country, not of foreign origin…
(of architecture) concerned with ordinary rather than monumental buildings”. Philip Smith is an Auckland based landscape designer with a particular interest in advocating for New Zealand’s threatened plant species. He is also interested in the human imprint within New Zealand, particularly the forms and objects that arise from everyday lives. David Straight’s interest in the built environment started in London and Ne...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Benge = Harvey Benge Harvey Benge (27 July 1944 – 7 October 2019) was a New Zealand photographer who lived in Auckland and Paris. He exhibited his work in European galleries. Benge claimed that his photography was inspired by anything that attracted his attention while walking in the city. He stated that "the most successful photography raises questions, offers something else to the viewer".[2] In May 2007 he started his photo-blog called Photography + Art + Ideas on the Blogger platform to write about photography, photobooks, art and photographic concepts. He continued his writing and published his last article on 24 June 2019. Benge's first book, Four Parts Religion, Six Parts Sin was about Auckland. His second was about the Dalai Lama's visit to New Zealand. Not Here. Not There, contains cityscapes.[2] You Are Here (2007) chronicled his visit to Tokyo and was shortlisted for the Prix du Livre at the 2006 Rencontres d...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Tillmans = Wolfgang Tillmans Wolfgang Tillmans (born 16 August 1968) is a German photographer. His diverse body of work is distinguished by observation of his surroundings and an ongoing investigation of the photographic medium’s foundations. Tillmans was the first photographer, and first non-British person, to be awarded the Turner Prize. He has been the subject of large-scale retrospectives at the Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern and Moderna Museet. In 2023, Tillmans was named one of the most influential people in the world by Time. He lives in Berlin and London. Tillmans was considered the “documentarian of his generation, especially that of the London club and gay scenes” (though he has said "It was never my intention to be seen as diaristic or autobiographical. I was not recording the world around me or my tribe or whatever. There is a big misunderstanding there that still persists to this day."). Half of his work is staged...

Think of 30 words to describe my work= - mysterious - empty (emptiness) - magical - precense - feeling - warmth - losing oneself - touch - lost - location - people - lack of people - hope - aspiration - complexity - wandering - roaming - endless roaming - walk - stroll - attention to details - pausing - break from activities - no rush - pondering (on life and choices) - steps (importance of (any) steps) - glow - glimmer of hope - wanderlust - happy