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Remembering times past

11 June 2008

Saturday nights 2006 by James Newitt.

The Faculty Gallery at Caulfield is exhibiting the works of eminent New Zealand artist Laurence Aberhart and emerging Tasmanian artist James Newitt.

Geraldine Barlow from the Monash University Museum of Art has curated both exhibitions as part of MUMA @ Faculty Gallery, a program of bi-annual exhibitions presented at the Caulfield campus.

Ms Barlow said there were similarities between the two bodies of work.

"Laurence Aberhart's photographs reflect the rush and flow of time, documenting the architecture of rural New Zealand, recording the meeting places of communities and capturing fragile traces of the early lives of his children," Ms Barlow said.

"Similarly, James Newitt is intensely interested in notions of place, the past and memory saying he wants to present a new perspective on a place that is often seen only through its past.

"For his video Saturday nights 2006 he went looking for echoes of the Saturday night dances once held at Koonya Hall, on the Tasman Peninsula, arranging for the hall to again throw open its doors to local music-makers and revellers for one night. "

Both exhibitions will continue at the Faculty Gallery until 12 July 2008.