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Through the Eye of the Lens_Student workshopping camera skills
Through the Eye of the Lens_Student workshopping camera skills

Image credit: Te Kawa Robb

Our place. climate. world.

Through the Eye of the Lens – Tāmaki Makaurau

In collaboration with Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki | Auckland Arts Festival (AAF), 9 – 26 March 2023

Thought-provoking images and ideas by rangatahi are uplifted by scientists, educators and artists in this collaboration addressing climate change through the camera lens of our youth.

In the sixth collaboration in the series around Aotearoa New Zealand rangatahi from across  Tāmaki Makaurau are invited to share their views on climate change through a group photography exhibition. Participants have been gifted digital cameras to spark their creative vision, alongside the opportunity to workshop environmental issues with leading climate scientist Professor Tim Naish; dive into mātauranga Māori with artist/educator Dr Natalie Robertson, and receive mentorship from professional photographers Raymond Sagapolutele and Cherrilee Fuller. An exhibition of their art and a call to action towards a resilient, carbon neutral future will be on display during the Festival from 9 -26 March in Aotea Square, Waitākere Central Library and Sir Edmund Hillary Library (Papakura) and online, here on Track Zero’s website.

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THROUGH THE EYE OF THE LENS – TĀMAKI MAKAURAU

9- 26 March 2023

IN COLLABORATION WITH:

Auckland Arts Festival 2023

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Papakura High School

Rangeview Intermediate School

Exhibitions

Be inspired by the photographs taken and curated by the young artists and photographers, expressing their views about climate change.

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Papakura High School students

Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

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Tirohia te whakaaturanga toi

Rangeview Intermediate School students

Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

Rangeview Intermediate School

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Tirohia te whakaaturanga toi

THANKS TO:

Photographers

Raymond Sagapolutele

Award winning Aotearoa-born Sāmoan artist, Raymond Sagapolutele says the camera has become a vital part of his ability to reconnect with cultural ties to Pacific history, the land and ocean. Speaking through images gives his visual language a voice – the method that forms his oratory and connects to the Samoan tradition of Fagogo (storytelling).

Cherrilee Fuller

Cherrilee Fuller

Cherrilee is an Auckland-based photographer specialising in creative Māori portraits.

She was raised in Murupara but is from Ngati Whare Kokowai, Ngati Maniapoto, Te Whānau ā Apanui. She is the owner and creator of Taiao Creative Limited, a business that uses natural raw resources to create taonga.  Cherrilee studied at South Seas commercial photography. She is a photographer for Māori events for many Māori organisations – including the Polyfest Photographer for the Māori Stage for 5 years.

Through the Eye of the Lens - Tāmaki Makaurau
Detail - Expressions of the desert

Background image used above – USGS – Earth as Art series 5. ‘Expressions in the Desert’

Testimonials

‘For me Track Zero was the manifestation of a traditional Māori cultural philosophy and practise of Tuakana-Teina, where the photographers mentored and supported the rangatahi to learn new skills and then to use these new skills to tell stories through the lens of a camera.’

Mere BoyntonDirector Ngā Toi Māori, TĀWHIRI festivals and experiences

‘Photography is an exciting and powerful medium to engage young people on climate change. Selecting their own photos for the exhibition and the significant mana from seeing their work presented alongside established photographers lifted the kids up so they felt heard and their ideas valued. It was a big deal for schools to participate as they seldom have access to opportunities like this and a privilege to be able to offer Te Reo Māori for a kura. The hands-on project enabled the Festival to build meaningful new relationships and to localise the art experience in their local community spaces, leaving a lasting impression.’

Sasha GibbSenior Producer, TĀWHIRI festivals and experiences

Exploring climate science

Students took part in interactive science experiments and learned about climate science from expert Earth Systems Scientist, Dr Tim Naish, and about mātauranga Māori and science from Artist/Educator Dr Natalie Robertson. They were given a free camera they got to keep and encouraged to think about how the changing climate is affecting the world they live in and to share how they see the world and our future.

  • Papakura High School students learning about heat exchange and climate science. When is it going to burst? Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Demonstration of expected sea level rise triggered by climate change with Papakura High School students. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Papakura High School students workshopped climate science using hands-on experiments. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Papakura High School students managing their body temperature change (wrapped in a blanket) simulating global warming. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Rangeview Intermediate School students workshopped climate science ahead of learning camera skills. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Hands-on experimentation by Rangeview Intermediate School students learning about climate change science. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele.

  • Rangeview Intermediate School student learning about global warming in a heat exchange experiment with Prof. Tim Nash and Sarah Meads. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele.

  • Expert Earth Systems Scientist, Prof. Tim Naish, shared climate science knowledge with students. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Students learned about mātauranga Māori, science and art with Artist/Educator Dr Natalie Robertson. Image credit Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Auckland Arts Festival and Prof. Tim Naish being greeted by Rangeview Intermediate School ahead of climate science talk with students. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

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Climate and the camera

“The power of telling climate stories through a camera lens is that it engages our imagination and connects with people on an emotional level. The science tells us that every tenth of a degree of warming adds to the risks that undermine our way of life. One degree of warming is already giving us more intense extremes, but going beyond two degrees would bring about very damaging consequences. To halt the warming at no more than 1.5C, we must act now and give it everything we’ve got. We must halve global emissions of carbon dioxide by 2030, and get to zero by 2050, but by sharing ideas, working together, and telling stories about the future we want to see, we can do it.”

James Renwick Climate Change Commissioner and Victoria University Professor

Climate Science Facts

Stop fossil fuels = Stop greenhouse gas

As soon as we stop burning fossil fuels and stop adding greenhouse gas to the air, we stop global warming.

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Stop warming now

The sooner we stop the warming, the less damage there will be, to us and to all ecosystems.

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 Atmosphere

The atmosphere has more greenhouse gas in it today than it has had for 3 million years.

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Half of CO2

Half of all the carbon dioxide humanity has added to the air has been put there since 1990.

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2°C warming

At 2°C warming, the Great Barrier Reef and all tropical coral reefs worldwide, will be dead. At 1.5°C warming, we may save 20% of the tropical corals.

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More than 2°C warming

More than 2°C warming will lock in 5-10 metres of sea-level rise over coming centuries

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Every bit counts

Every 1/10th of a degree of warming adds to the number of extreme heatwaves, floods and droughts. We can make a difference by reducing greenhouse gas – every bit counts.

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Tāmaki Makaurau

is sinking at about 2mm per year. This means sea-level rise will happen here faster than other parts of Aotearoa NZ. 30cm of sea-level rise could happen as early as 2040, which means the 1-in-100 year big coastal flood will happen every year damaging roads, buildings and houses.

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Everyone can make a difference on climate change

by reducing our own carbon footprints and calling on government and business to take action to reduce emissions.

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Photographic Workshop

Professional photographers Raymond Sagapolutele and Cherrilee Fuller shared their creative expertise with students and taught them how to use a camera to become their own storytellers.

  • Workshopping with Papakura High School student. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Papakura High School student capturing details of nature. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Papakura High School students exploring portraiture. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Papakura High School student learning about lighting and panoramic shots. Image credit:Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Papakura High School students exploring storytelling with the camera. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Rangeview Intermediate School students learning storytelling and camera skills with Raymond Sagapolutele. Image credit: Sarah Meads

  • Rangeview Intermediate School students learning new camera skills. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Rangeview Intermediate School students capturing details in nature. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Cherrilee Fuller workshopping with Rangeview Intermediate School students. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

  • Rangeview Intermediate School figuring out how their camera operates. Image credit: Raymond Sagapolutele

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Festival Exhibitions

Photos taken and selected by the young students and photographers were displayed in three print exhibitions across Tāmaki Makaurau: on outdoor plinths in Aotea Square (a display of all work by students and artists), Waitākere Central Library (showing Rangeview Intermediate students and artists), Sir Edmund Hillary Library (Papakura High School students and artists).

AAF launched the exhibitions with a lively ceremony at each library with the students who took part in the project. Visited by hundreds of Festival-goers, students, their communities and the general public, the exhibitions run during the Festival 9 – 26 March 2023.

Image credits: Te Kawa Robb and Sarah Meads

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