Natalie Robertson, Souvenir of New Zealand
Natalie Robertson
1962-
Ngati Porou/Clan Donnachaidh
Date
2006
Medium Specific
Digital print
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
Accession Number
2006.20.10.21
Credit
Gift of the Artist
Memo / Artist Statement
Robertson uses photography and moving image to explore Māori knowledge practices, and to advocate for ecologies and cultural landscapes. Through archival research and oral histories, her works reconnect narratives to their geographical marker. These works and the narratives that inform them acknowledge the land as a repository of ancestral memory.
https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artist/3652/natalie-robertson
https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artist/3652/natalie-robertson
Biography
Natalie Robertson was born and raised in Kawerau, Bay of Plenty. After graduating with a Bachelor of Social Sciences in 1986, she travelled to England to work as a photographic assistant and freelance photographer. In 1997, she completed a Master of Fine Arts (First Class Honours) at the University of Auckland.
https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artist/3652/natalie-robertson
https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artist/3652/natalie-robertson
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