Exhibition from September 1st to September 30th at Good Honest Grub, Ebisu Tokyo > MAP.
British born photographer, resident in Toyko for 12 years. Studied film and photography before leaving England in the 80s to work in Australia and S.E. Asia, ending up in Tokyo at the end of the 80s. Work has appeared in various magazines and newspapers such as Time, Asiaweek and The New York Times.
I visited New Zealand for the first time in late May 2001. I needed medical treatment and was being sent there by my insurance company.
It was to be a personal reawakening for me.
Arriving in Christchurch I gazed out at snow capped mountains and wondered what lay beyond. I recovered in Auckland and with physical and creative energy renewed traveled to Rotorua, the heart of the North Island. Half the pictures you see are the result of the magical mixture of foliage and mist which exists in this volcanic region. The other half are the result of my discovery of what lay beyond the mountains in the heart of the South Island on my return visit in March of 2002. The mystery that is created by the clouds and their interaction with the landscape of that region.
The Maori call New Zealand "Aotearoa", the land of the long white cloud. From this my exhibition takes it's title, for it's the interaction between water, in it's many forms, and the mountains, their magic and mystery, which I've tried to capture and express in this work.
This work represents a completely digital set of pictures. The computer is my digital darkroom, a lot less messy, but still requiring the patience and methodology of a regular darkroom, Sharing my work with as many people as possible is very important to me, digital production and the internet has helped me achieve this.
Camera: Olympus 3040 Digital Camera.
Prints:Epson PM4000, premium ink and paper.
Tim Exley
Unframed print:12,000 yen, framed:20,000 yen.
Set of 3 unframed prints 30,000 yen.
Set of 12 unframed prints 100,000 yen.
Set of 12 Postcards: 2000 yen.
Framed postcard 2000 yen.
Contact the photographer to order.
All photographs were taken with an Olympus 3040 Digital Camera and printed with an Epson PM4000 on archive ink and paper.
1. Long White Cloud. Crown Range, South Island NZ March 2002.
2. Sentinels. Dart River, Glenorchy, South Island NZ March 2002.
3. Waiting For You. Waiotapu Hot Springs, Rotarua, North Island NZ June 2001.
4. New Beginning. Lake Rotorua, North Island NZ June 2001.
5. Forever Silent. Waiotapu Hot Springs, Rotarua, North Island NZ June 2001.
6. Refresh. Lake Hawea, South Island NZ March 2002.
7. Message to the Gods. Waimangu Thermal Valley, North Island NZ 2001.
8. Journey to Tomorrow. Crown Range, South Island NZ March 2002.
9. Awakening. Waimangu Thermal Valley, North Island NZ 2001.
10. Resting Heart. Waiotapu Hot Springs, Rotarua, North Island NZ June 2001.
11. Safety in Numbers. Lake Hawea, South Island NZ March 2002.
12. To the Future. Lindis Pass, South Island NZ March 2002.
Unframed print:12,000 yen, framed:20,000 yen.
Set of 3 unframed prints 30,000 yen.
Set of 12 unframed prints 100,000 yen.
Set of 12 Postcards: 2000 yen.
Framed postcard 2000 yen.
All plus postage.
Contact the artist to order.
Printed with an Epson 4000 with archival ink and paper.