Encountering The Kermadecs: Art meets Science in New Zealand’s subtropical islands

Gregory O’Brien is a Wellington-based poet, essayist and visual artist. In May this year, he was one of nine artists who voyaged on the HMNZS Otago to the Kermadec Islands. With him on the expedition were John Pule, Fiona Hall, Jason O’Hara, Elizabeth Thomson, John Reynolds, Bruce Foster, Phil Dadson and Robin White. He is organising an exhibition of the artists' work on the Kermadecs that opens at the Maritime Mueseum later this year
He will present a richly-illustrated account of their encounter with this imaginative frontier using narrative, poetry, and film.

13 October 2011 - 

6.0pm - 8pm

Venue: Owen G Glenn Building Room OGGB4
Host: School of Environment and the Pew Environment Group

Format:
6.00pm: Introduction
6.05pm: Presentation by Gregory O’Brien
7.00pm: Questions / Discussion
7.30pm: Refreshments
A complimentary copy of the publication" Encountering the Kermadecs" will be available to all attendees.
Co-sponsored by the School of Environment and the Pew Environment Group
Additional Information:
• Free admission
• For catering purposes, please RSVP to Lynne Huxford l.huxford@auckland.ac.nz
• For general enquiries, please contact Robin Kearns r.kearns@auckland.ac.nz
• Public transport: www.maxx.co.nz; parking available beneath Owen G Glenn Building,12 Grafton Rd, City campus