Earth Emotions Exhibition

03/12/2022

30/11/2022

The Earth Emotions Exhibition features over 100 photographs by 47 photographers from all over Te Tauihu, the top of Aotearoa/New Zealand's South Island. Through these images, we share personal experiences of the crises in Earth's climate, biodiversity, soils, atmosphere, waters and forests. We're the first generations to feel the impact of these, and maybe the last who can do something about them. While that might feel overwhelming, it's our portal to a brighter future.

We're sharing the Insight Gallery with you today a collection of personal moments of clarity and understanding about the planetary crises.

Earth Emotions was inspired by .a.albrecht who wrote a book of the same name. Glenn realised that the English language lacks words to express emotions about our home, the Earth, and he offers us new words like , the pain we feel when places we love are harmed or destroyed.

22/11/2022

We have an opportunity to exhibit the Earth Emotions Photography Exhibition in a new venue, but to make this happen, we need to borrow enough display panels to mount the images. If you can help, please get in touch.

📸 .grid .wheatley.photography

18/11/2022

It's been a fantastic three weeks exhibiting at the Refinery Artspace in Whakatū/Nelson, and before that at the Nelson Public Library.

Huge thanks to the .print .io and to the many individuals here Te Tauihu and elsewhere around the motu who made our exhibition possible in its different forms.

Special thanks to the trust for the wonderful mihi whakatau offered at our Refinery opening on 31 October, to .a.albrecht whose book inspired the exhibition, and to our 47 wonderful photographers.

We hope to take the Earth Emotions to venues around Te Tauihu. Please DM us if you're interested in hosting the exhibition.

We've had over 20,000 visits to our five virtual galleries (links in bio) on .io. Earth Emotions remains open for viewing online at The Exhibit and on the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum's YouTube channel (link in bio.

from the curators .wheatley.photography and

18/11/2022

"Dawn, air cold before the rise of the scorching sun, this little one was on a journey, had been for a good while, moving so very, very slowly, incoming tide rising...manifesting the future, through our visions of now." ----Mark Stone

Mark's photo and insightful message are part of the Earth Emotions Exhibition on at the Refinery ArtSpace, Nelson through Saturday 19 November. We're showing 30 prints at the Refinery, with the full exhibition of more than 100 images playing on a loop on a digital screen in the gallery.

Can't make it to the Refinery? Or don't live in Te Tauihu? No problem. View the digital version of the exhibition as a video or in online galleries by clicking on the links in our bio. Wherever you're located, we've got you covered!

Please tell us about your visit to Earth Emotions in the comments, and share with friends and whanau who might be interested.

Earth Emotions shares the insights, emotions, actions and future visions of 47 photographers from Te Tauihu related to climate , biodiversity and the health of our soils, waters and forests. The exhibition aims to contribute to new narratives that dislodge gloom and doom, foster a sense of purpose and commitment, and spur everyday action.

Earth Emotions is brought to you by the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum with support from the Nelson City Council. The views expressed in the exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the Nelson City Council.

09/11/2022

"The public response to climate warnings over the last five decades has been as faint as the light beam from Nelson’s lighthouse on the mountains across the bay. Meanwhile the challenges of climate change have grown ever larger and closer." --Peter Kemp

Peter's photo is part of the Earth Emotions Exhibition currently on at the Refinery ArtSpace, Nelson.

Earth Emotions shares the insights, emotions, actions and future visions of 47 photographers from Te Tauihu related to the climate emergency, biodiversity loss and the declining health of our soils, waters and forests. The exhibition aims to contribute to new narratives that dislodge gloom and doom by fostering a sense of purpose and commitment and spurring action.

We're showing about 30 prints at the Refinery, but the full exhibition of more than 100 images is playing on a loop on a digital screen in the gallery. You can also view digital version as a video or in online galleries by clicking on the links in our bio. Whether you prefer print or digital, and wherever you're located, we've got you covered.

Earth emotions is brought to you by the Nelson Tasman Climae Forum with support from the Nelson City Countil. The views expressed in the exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the Nelson City Council.

07/11/2022

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07/11/2022

David offered a mihi whakatau to help open the Earth Emotions Exhibition. He included this karakia to unite us:

Tuia ki runga
Tuia ki raro

Tuia ki waho
Tuia ki roto

Tuia ki te here tangata
Ka rongo te pō

Ka ronga to ao
Haumia hui e Tāiki e!

Unite from above
Unite from below

Unite from the outside
Unite from within

The night hears, the day hears
Join all, bind all – let it be done!

David Johnston is the Tumu Whakarae (General Manager) of the
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia Trust

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07/11/2022

Last night the Earth Emotions photographers and their guests celebrated and previewed the exhibition, which opened to the public this morning at the Refinery Artspace,

Thanks to for caputuring and sharing these moments from this special event.

07/11/2022

Visit the exhibition between 1-19 Nov at the Refinery ArtSpace, 114 Hardy St, Nelson.

Some photography exhibitions are the result of a contest. Others are the work of individual artists, or of a photography collective.
Earth Emotions is a bit different. Here's what's special about it.

Earth Emotion is local and inclusive, the creation of a wide variety of people living in Te Tauihu, the top of the south. In early 2022 the curators put out a call for photos, inviting anyone, with any kind of camera to use it to share their insights, emotions, actions, and future visions related to climate change, biodiversity, and the health of our soils, waters, and forests.

47 photographers of all ages answered the call, and thanks to funding from the Nelson City Council via the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum, we were able to print and exhibit about 30 of the more than 100 images in the full exhibition.

Our hope is that the sheer size and the inclusivity of this exhibition can help replace gloom, doom and denial with a sense of purpose and commitment, and spur more people in our region to act personally, and to work for systems change.

07/11/2022

A great vibe at this evening at the celebration and preview for photographers and their guests.

Following a wonderful karakia, co-curator Peter Kemp spoke about the origins of the exhibition and acknowledged the wonderful support the exhibition has received from people around Te Tauihu and beyond.

📸 Christina Simkanin

06/11/2022

This quote accords with one of the main messages of the Earth Emotions Exhibition.

“If we are inclined to optimism, we might even understand that the world we can yet make is — even with the worsening of the planetary crisis — in many ways a brighter world than the one we have now: a world that both works better for more people and leaves the future a wider array of good options (the real measure of sustainability).”
—Alex Steffen, Futurist