Peter Peryer Exhibition and Book Launch

30 SEP - 7 OCT 2008
 

Opening Preview and Book Launch
Tuesday 30 September 6:00 - 8:00PM

Peter Peryer Lecture
Wednesday 1 October 2008 2:00PM

Webb's is pleased to announce an exhibition of recent and vintage works by Peter Peryer, in conjunction with the launch of Peter Peryer: Photographer, the long-awaited new book of photographs published by Auckland University Press.

Peter Peryer: Photographer illustrates the largest body of Peryer’s work yet assembled. An eclectic and intriguing selection of over 80 images chosen by Peryer himself, the book is an overdue testament to this seminal photographer’s practice in and around the last ten years. The book is introduced with a fascinating autobiographical essay by Peryer and also features a thorough discussion on the artist's practice by Peter Simpson.
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Emma Fox
PH +64 9 529 5601
Imogen Kerr
PH +64 9 524 6804

Peter Peryer
Conus, 2007
gelatin silver print
375mm x 280mm

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Peter Peryer
Ratanui, 2002
selenuim toned gelatin silver print
350mm x 265mm

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Peter Peryer
Waterfall, 2002
selenium toned gelatin silver print
365mm x 270mm

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Peter Peryer
Shell Study, 2001
selenium toned gelatin silver print
190mm x 250mm

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Peter Peryer
Tahi Rua, 1998
selenium toned gelatin silver print
265mm x 405mm

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Peter Peryer
Pylon, 2002
inkjet print
270mm x 360mm

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Peter Peryer
Submarine, 1996
silver toned gelatin silver print
350mm x 535mm

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Peter Peryer
Mandala, 2005
inkjet print
240mm x 180mm

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Peter Peryer
Alexandra Clock, 1988
gelatin silver print
270mm x 410mm

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Peter Peryer
Trinity, 2007
gelatin silver print

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Peter Peryer
Whitebait, 2007
gelatin silver print

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Peter Peryer
Two Goats, 2007
gelatin silver print

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Peter Peryer
Port Taranaki, 2001
inkjet print
135mm x 100mm

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Peter Peryer
Weta, 1999
selenium toned gelatin silver print
340mm x 510mm

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Peter Peryer
Pukeiti, 2002
inkjet print
215mm x 160mm

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Peter Peryer
Seeing, 1989
selenium toned gelatin silver print
270mm x 410mm

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Peter Peryer
Peace Park, Hiroshima, 2002
inkjet print
300mm x 425mm

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Peter Peryer
Waterfall, 2002
selenium toned gelatin silver print
365mm x 270mm

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Peter Peryer
Piupiu
gelatin silver print
280mm x 205mm

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Peter Peryer
Matakatia, 2005
inkjet print
70mm x 95mm

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The exciting visual feast that is Peter Peryer: Photographer represents the newest chapter in Peryer's practice, beyond the infamous Second Nature. The artist's uncanny and black sense of humour is revealed through an intimate exploration of his environment, where silenced objects speak in whispers of another side of the physical world. Beyond Peryer's lens, objects take on the status of mysterious totems, or become engaged in tragic-comic situations that seem to blur the boundaries of their supposed inertness.

Subtle instances of unlikely beauty also appear, captured from the rhythms, repetitions and processes of natural phenomena. From displays contained within the tiny central light of Television to the near alien hue of Major Minor, Peryer's engaging and vibrant publication also serves as the perfect entrée into the artist's growing interest in colour and his embrace of digital photography post-1998.
 
Webb's, Peter Peryer and Auckland University Press welcome you to come along to the preview and take part in this not-to-be-missed event. Peter Peryer will be speaking the following day, conducting a walk-and-talk around the exhibition. Please RSVP to Imogen Kerr PH +64 9 524 6804
Preview times
TUE 30.096:00PM-8:00PM
Viewing times
TUE 30.09-FRI 03.109:00AM-5:30PM
SAT 04.1011:00AM-3:00PM
MON 06.10-TUE 07.109:00AM-5:30PM