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It is always awesome to work you Luke! print edon ilford smooth pearl , mounted and framed with ar70 glass.

📢Fluid Archipelago Exhibition & Book Launch
You are invited to view a selection of the works and join us to celebrate the publication launch at Skar Image Lab, 1 New Bond St, Kingsland, 5.30-7.30pm this Thursday, 1st August.
Photography Tony Nyberg
Essay Dr Robin Kearns
Fluid Archipelago, a series of images from an extensive road -trips throughout parts of Aotearoa during which the artist sought to engage with the fluidity of landscape: its movement from both recent (land instability, flooding) and historic (land-use conversion from settler colonialism). A key undercurrent was our collective complicity in climate change. Dr Robin Kearns, Professor of Geography at Auckland University has contributed an essay, An Invitation to be Moved, to accompany the work.

What a beautiful opening celebration last night! We are thrilled to be hosting Kate Rampling's show 'Maidens Garlands' as part of the until 30th June.
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Thank you to everyone who came out in support of my work, lovers of photography or just curious folks who stopped by. Tonight was awesome and one I will cherish!
Special thanks to Sanji for having me and Daryl - the framing was a big part of the creative aspect of the show and Daryl went above and beyond to teach himself how to custom make the ornate mat borders. I’m so lucky I get to show my photographs!

📢 Opening 5.30pm this Thu, 6th June!
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"Rampling's latest works highlight the little-known and fading tradition of the Maiden's Garland. Made for the deceased, they were a British funeral rite specifically for unmarried or virgin women who have passed.
The tradition is both an unusual celebration of female purity and a sentimental act for the grieving. Attracted by the visual style and drawn to the act of remembrance, Rampling created a series of garlands and conceptual images to highlight symbolic representations of purity.
The works function as a reflection on past concepts of female virtue and a celebration of creative acts that heal in times of bereavement."
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Posted • I am excited to share a new exhibition for mid year as part of the Auckland Festival of Photography , showing at SKAR Image Lab in June ‘Maiden’s Garlands’.
I don’t want to say this will be the last exhibition of my work for a while, but I’ve been adjusting to the news that I am pregnant and want to focus much of my creative energy on being a Mum! I’ll still be taking photographs and documenting that experience but it remains to be seen how much energy will be left for creative photography while I transition into this new role.
Thank you for following my work, many of you have followed me over the years and watched as my work and interests have progressed. I hope to catch up with those of you who stop by in June.
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We're stoked to be hosting Joshua McCormack's exhibition!!
Posted • Slow Shutter: From Cape Reinga to Wellington. A series captured on the ocean up & down Aotearoa's east coast.

Opening Night: Thursday 16th May
SKAR Image Lab |
1 New Bond Street, Kingsland
5.30-7.30pm

Come along and check out the work, share a yarn and a drink thanks to &

Check out Damon's amazing work! ;)
Damon Meade Studio

Here's a selection of images I have available as fine art prints over at my website. Images are printed on the highest quality paper using the finest ink and arrive ready to be framed. The fantastic Skar Image Lab is where the ink hits the paper before being packed, shipped and delivered to your door. A 10% sale storewide currently applies across all orders - take a look while it's going

https://www.damonmeade.com/

2.2 x 1.4 meter Fine Art Canvas Prints :) check out Charles' work @ Architecture In Music

Exhibition Opening coming up on Thu, 16 Nov :)

Launching 6pm this Thu, 7 Sep at Skar Image Lab: 'Orlando & Ruth' - Elizabeth Corin's Photo Book and Exhibition! With generous support from 😋
Photo Book designed by Kalee Jackson

skarimagelab.co.nz/auction
🚨 The Silent Auction is Live! Details below:
**Online Bids** accepted until 10am this Thursday, 6 July, and
**Closing Bids in person** from 6-8 pm, Thursday 6 July,📍1 New Bond St, Kingsland (AKL)
All sales will support PhotoForum’s online and print publishing programme. We are proud to be supporting and hosting the Auction at our Gallery.
Photographs from the following established and emerging artists have been donated for this fundraiser:

Emma Bass, Grit Becker, Ziggy Bond, Caryline Boreham, Natasha Boshkovski, Wendy Brandon, Georgia Carr, Gillian Chaplin, David Cowlard, Karen Crisp, Joe Dowling, Sonja Gardien, Sue Gee, Derek Henderson (c/- Melanie Roger Gallery), Cassey Locke, Luke Foley-Martin, Anton Maurer, Allan McDonald, Peter Peryer, Solomon Mortimer, Yvonne Shaw, Jenny Tomlin, John B. Turner, Virginia Were.

(Photographs by Gillian Chaplin and Peter Peryer donated from John B. Turner’s collection)

Many thanks to the wonderful Team at PhotoForum NZ and their incredible work in organising this auction, and all the participating artists for their generosity and support!





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We also thank Bombay Sapphire and East Imperial - Premium Tonic Waters & Mixers for setting us up with Gin and Tonics on the final night of bidding this Thursday, 6-8pm!

Bid Online - www.skarimagelab.co.nz/auction

PhotoForum Silent Auction 4-6 July 2023

The auction is now live.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2h3quZffi5flL3wUv8Bt7wmdEcFNCkeBiGl0fkmIXf2TI3A/viewform

View all photographs at SKAR Image Lab, 1 New Bond Street, Kingsland, 4-6 July.

Online bids accepted until 10am and closing bids in person from 6-8 pm, Thursday 6 July.

All sales will support PhotoForum’s online and print publishing programme.

Photographs from the following established and emerging artists have been donated for this fundraiser:

Emma Bass, Grit Becker, Ziggy Bond, Caryline Boreham, Natasha Boshkovski, Wendy Brandon, Georgia Carr, Gillian Chaplin, David Cowlard, Karen Crisp, Joe Dowling, Sonja Gardien, Sue Gee, Derek Henderson (c/- Melanie Roger Gallery), Cassey Locke, Luke Foley-Martin, Anton Maurer, Allan McDonald, Peter Peryer, Solomon Mortimer, Yvonne Shaw, Jenny Tomlin, John B. Turner, Virginia Were.

(Photographs by Gillian Chaplin and Peter Peryer donated from John B. Turner’s collection)

Images can be viewed here:

https://www.photoforum-nz.org/blog/template-adb5s-9cz3z

Many thanks to all the participating artists for their generosity and support

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Thanks to and for setting us up with Gin and Tonics on the final night of bidding

🚨 Opening 5.30pm, on Thu 8 June: Jenny Tomlin - "Growing Light" at our Gallery:
📍Skar Image Lab
1 New Bond At, Kingsland
About 'Growing Light':
These cameraless images are made over a long period of time – hours or months. Combining primitive photographic processes - pinhole, solargraphy or lumen there is an emphasis on experimentation and involvement of environment. Using it as a mark maker rather than photographing it.
"I’m really interested in how a landscape can be seen cumulatively and what disappears or remains." - Jenny Tomlin
Jenny Tomlin is an analogue photo artist and darkroom printer based in West Auckland. Her speciality is pinhole photography. Studying Photography at Elam in the 1980s she currently runs a darkroom service for film photographers while pursuing her personal practice.

**Gallery Takeover** We are thrilled to continue the Skar Image Lab Takeover of the Parrotdog Gallery with an installation by Te Whanganui-a-tara based Artist - Virginia Woods-Jack: ‘Incomplete Work’. Join us for the Opening Night: 5.30PM, Thursday 25 May.
Have you been to an artist’s studio? - What is it like?
This installation will take you to Virginia’s studio walls, transposed to the Parrotdog Gallery displaying creative play alongside a series of test strips. It showcases the exploration,  thought process and development of works along with proofing of materials - in short: the creative and conceptual journey to arrive at a final piece of artwork.
The works shared in this installation are mostly created in Te Whanganui-a-tara but not like you are used to; presenting an ongoing exploration into perception and our connection to the natural world via the dream-like states of dusk and darkness, the sky, the moon and the sea. 
Curious? - Come and take a glimpse at Virginia’s studio walls together with us!
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Artist Bio:
Virginia Woods-Jack is a British-born photographic artist + curator based in Wellington. She explores notions of connection to place, materiality and memory to consider relationships between the human and more-than-human worlds.
Virginia is the founder and curator of Women in Photography NZ & AU. She has exhibited widely, both locally and internationally, and her work is held in private collections in Aotearoa-New Zealand, Australia, The United States, Europe and the United Kingdom. She has produced commissioned works for Harper’s Magazine, The Guardian, The Observer and Time Magazine, among many others.
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📍 Skar Image Lab is a Fine Art Print Studio & Gallery based in Auckland providing consistent High Quality Print, Artwork Digitisation & Shipping Services that you can count on. We put a lot of thought and care into producing the best results possible for you, at a fair price.

to Zahra Killen-Chance & Solomon Mortimer's Exhibition Opening, Performance and Talk the Sarjeant Gallery in Wanganui back in March 2023:
"Tylee Cottage provided the back drop for an intimate photographic exploration of the spaces of the cottage and the family inhabiting it". Zahra & Solomon's works were taken during their residency in Level 4 Lockdown in 2021." -
A very special collab and a beautifully curated show not to be missed! 'The Sun Sets Beneath The Ocean' is on until 30 June 2023 at Sarjeant on the Quay.
Big Thanks to the Gallery Team and Zahra & Solomon - we always enjoy working with you and loved being there for the opening celebrations!
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'Plastic Roses' - Joe Dowling's Exhibition & Book at our gallery, showing until 24 April. You can now purchase Joe's limited edition prints and books online: skarimagelab.co.nz/joeashleydowling (Link in Bio)
Opening Hours:
Tue-Thu, 11am-4pm*
Sat/Sun, 10.30am-2pm
*This Thu, 11am-1pm

**New Show + Book Release**

Stoked to be hosting our good friend and amazing artist 🔥Join us for the Opening Celebration 5-8pm on Thu, 13th April !

Joe's exhibitions are always special, some of you may remember the last one he held in his truck at Fowlds Park back in December. Don't miss out 😉

Everyone is welcome 🤗

📍Skar Image Lab Gallery
1 New Bond St, Kingsland
Tāmaki Makaurau

Skar Image Lab updated their business hours.

We are stoked to announce our next exhibition! 😊 Add this one to the calendar for this weekend…

AIR, NEW ZEALAND:
Photographs of skies by contemporary artists from Aotearoa

Mark Adams, Caryline Boreham, Chris Corson-Scott, Jae Hoon Lee, John Miller, Tia Ranginui, Ann Shelton & others.

AIR, NEW ZEALAND is curated by Emil McAvoy and commissioned by PhotoForum

Opening celebration 11am - 1pm Saturday 10 September at PHOTO OP. hosted by Skar Image Lab

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Here’s a recent print for our friend and photographer Hamish McLaren which was shot on Kodak Portra 400 on his Chamonix 4x5 large format camera. We scanned the negative in the lab on our Imacon scanner, graded the scan and printed this on Ilford semi-gloss cotton rag! 👌🏽😊

Here’s a range of images that we printed on Ilford Smooth Pearl and mounted for for a recent exhibition at “The Truth is Out There”

The “Into the Vernacular” exhibition will be open for viewing for one final day on Tuesday the 23rd of August. Pop in to the gallery between 11am and 4pm to see these in person or you can view the works online via our website.

Here’s a recent print we did for on Ilford Gold Fibre Gloss.

Thanks to everybody who came through to the opening of .the.vernacular on Friday night. 🎉😊
The exhibition can be viewed Tuesday to Thursday 11:30am to 4:30pm this week and next week. And all prints in the exhibition are available to be purchased via the Skar Image Lab website.

We offer artwork digitisation as one of our services. If you have a piece of art that you’d like to turn into a print we can help to digitise this, colour match to the original and prepare for print. 😊
Here’s a recent artwork capture and print we did for . She opted to print on one of our midrange papers - the Hahnemühle Photo Rag 188gsm. 👌🏽