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Jonathan Kay, Cryosphere

Past exhibition
24 March - 23 April 2022
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Jhana Millers Gallery Wellington Jonathan Kay

Cryosphere is a photographic exhibition by Jonathan Kay that contemplates the fragility of our landscapes through the surveying of two Te Waipounamu glaciers; Haupapa/Tasman and Te Moeka o Tūawe/Fox.

Cryosphere is a photographic exhibition by Jonathan Kay that contemplates the fragility of our landscapes through the surveying of two Te Waipounamu glaciers; Haupapa/Tasman and Te Moeka o Tūawe/Fox.

Jonathan is exploring these glaciers as a way of making sense of the environments in Aotearoa impacted by climate change. The glaciers are a vast and ancient ecosystem that make visible the perilous effects of a warming climate.

Over five years and several visits, Jonathan has spent time on the glaciers, observed the lakes and icebergs that carve off during melting, and followed the streams and rivers that connect this water system.

These works play with the conventions of landscape imagery — the intensely coloured fabrics of the cyanotypes utilise an early cameraless photographic technology to capture the physicality and chemistry of the ice and water, while the black and white photographs eschew the spectacular, attempting instead to draw our attention more intimately to the forms, structures, and details of glacial terrains.

An essay by Dr Barbara Garrie, Senior Lecturer Canterbury University, accompanies the exhibition – download it as a press release below.

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Works
  • Jonathan Kay, Contact lake #1, Haupapa/Tasman glacier lake, 2021
    Jonathan Kay, Contact lake #1, Haupapa/Tasman glacier lake, 2021
  • Jonathan Kay, Contact lake #2, Haupapa/Tasman glacier lake, 2021
    Jonathan Kay, Contact lake #2, Haupapa/Tasman glacier lake, 2021
  • Jonathan Kay, Contact lake #3, Haupapa/Tasman glacier lake, 2021
    Jonathan Kay, Contact lake #3, Haupapa/Tasman glacier lake, 2021
  • Jonathan Kay, Contact lake #4, Haupapa/Tasman glacier lake, 2021
    Jonathan Kay, Contact lake #4, Haupapa/Tasman glacier lake, 2021
  • Jonathan Kay, Contact lake #5, Haupapa/Tasman glacier lake, 2021
    Jonathan Kay, Contact lake #5, Haupapa/Tasman glacier lake, 2021
  • Jonathan Kay, Ice Aperture #1, Glacial cave, Haupapa/Tasman Glacier, 2018
    Jonathan Kay, Ice Aperture #1, Glacial cave, Haupapa/Tasman Glacier, 2018
  • Jonathan Kay, Ice Aperture #2, Glacial cave, Haupapa/Tasman Glacier, 2018
    Jonathan Kay, Ice Aperture #2, Glacial cave, Haupapa/Tasman Glacier, 2018
  • Jonathan Kay, Ice Field #12, Haupapa/Fox Glacier, 2018, 2018
    Jonathan Kay, Ice Field #12, Haupapa/Fox Glacier, 2018, 2018
  • Jonathan Kay, Ice Field #6, Haupapa/Fox Glacier, 2018
    Jonathan Kay, Ice Field #6, Haupapa/Fox Glacier, 2018
  • Jonathan Kay, Observations #2, Glacial cave, Haupapa/Tasman Glacier, 2018
    Jonathan Kay, Observations #2, Glacial cave, Haupapa/Tasman Glacier, 2018
  • Jonathan Kay, Span, Ice bridge, Haupapa/Tasman Glacier, 2018
    Jonathan Kay, Span, Ice bridge, Haupapa/Tasman Glacier, 2018
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    Jonathan Kay, Cryosphere

    Exhibition video Mar 24, 2022
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