Festival of Flowers
Peter Peryer: Tecomanthe
Begins 22 February 2008
Foyer
Tecomanthe 2006 Peter Peryer. Silver gelatin print.
From 22 February, to celebrate the Festival of Flowers, Peter Peryer's work Tecomanthe will hang in the Gallery foyer.
Tecomanthe Speciosa is a rare twining climber that was discovered on one of the Three Kings Islands northwest of Cape Reinga in 1946. All the vines we have today descend from this one plant.
Acknowledging its uniqueness, Peryer has photographed a single small flower. Presented here as a large banner, he not only plays with notions of scale, but elegantly conveys a message about survival and the fragility of nature.
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