Viewfinder

A survey of work by New Zealand artists. Presented by the New Zealand Film Archive

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Injecting a touch of dynamic screen-life into downtown Auckland 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Viewfinder aims to engage the passing public in contemporary moving image culture. Since 2004 Viewfinder has screened works by a wide range of emerging and established New Zealand artists and several international artists.

White Night, 12 March 6:00pm - 6:00am. For one night only, check out a rear projection in the window of The NZ Film Archive - Level 1, 300 Karangahape Road.

This specially selected survey for Auckland Arts Festival features playful and compelling works from over 15 artists. Included is a new work by Steve Carr, debuting at Viewfinder during the Festival. Shot during Carr's 2010 residency in Sapporo, Japan it embraces the Lo-Fi genre. A self-portrait performance filmed on his lap-top camera and set to the soundtrack of 1977 Italian horror film Suspiria,

Set in the window frontage of the Central City Library, Viewfinder is an ongoing project curated by the Auckland office of the New Zealand Film Archive.

IMAGE: Steve Carr, Majo, 2010