A diverse collection of photographic images by past and present Unitec photography students will be on show at an upcoming Artstation exhibition Te Tahi Maui: A survey of 20 years of photography from the graduates of Unitec.

One of the exhibiting photographers is Edith Amituanai, recipient of the Marti Friedlander Photographic Award 2007 and finalist for the Walters Prize 2008, one of New Zealand's major contemporary art awards.

The exhibition runs from 4 to 21 June as part of the Auckland Festival of Photography. A diverse collection of photographic images by past and present Unitec photography students will be on show at an upcoming Artstation exhibition Te Tahi Maui: A survey of 20 years of photography from the graduates of Unitec.

One of the exhibiting photographers is Edith Amituanai, recipient of the Marti Friedlander Photographic Award 2007 and finalist for the Walters Prize 2008, one of New Zealand's major contemporary art awards.

The exhibition runs from 4 to 21 June as part of the Auckland Festival of Photography.To celebrate 20 years of photography at Unitec, photographer Haruhiko Sameshima along with current photography students, has assembled the work of former students who are now leading practitioners in their fields.

"The works are as diverse as their subjects and treatment, presenting a fascinating cross section of photography as a multi-disciplinary medium," says Mr Sameshima.

A panel discussion with the artists, chaired by Allan McDonald, photography lecturer at Unitec, will discuss the theme of narrative in relation to the works on show and current photographic practices.

Image: Geoffrey Heath, for ever, Lightjet print, 2007.

Exhibition details

Te Tahi Maui: A survey of 20 years of Photography from the graduates of Unitec

Artists: Edith Amituanai, Greta Anderson, Duncan Cole, Samuel Hartnett, Geoffrey Heath, Graeme Jennings, Davina Monds, Greg Semu, Serena Stevenson

Dates: 4 to 21 June 2008

Opening: 5 to 7pm, Tuesday 3 June 2008

Te Tahi Maui - Panel Discussion: An incomplete utterance: narrative and contemporary photography

Date: Saturday, 7 June 2008 at 2pm

Details: Photographers from 'Te Tahi Maui' discuss the theme of narrative in relation to their own work and current photographic practices.

Panel includes: Geoffrey Heath, Greta Anderson, Sam Hartnett, Davina Monds and Serena Stevenson

Chair: Allan McDonald

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23/05/08