http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/taxonomy/term/7500/all Latest content filtered by Tag xx http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/connect/events/2011/aug/90781-shifting-identity <p>The Evolution of a New Tattoo Culture in Hong Kong - Photographs by Helen Mitchell.&nbsp; The renaissance of tattooing is common in societies where identity is being redefined.&nbsp; Tattoo is a medium or catalyst for the exchange of symbols and cultural icons, it appears to function as reinforcement of personal identity.&nbsp; In contemporary tattoo culture there has been a noticeable shift fr <span class='read-more'><a href="http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/connect/events/2011/aug/90781-shifting-identity" target="_blank"><strong>Read More&nbsp;&raquo;</strong></a></span></p> http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/connect/events/2011/aug/90781-shifting-identity#comments Photography Visual Arts Wellington Wellington Region exhibition Helen Mitchell Hong Kong photography Photospace Exhibition Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:47:40 +1200 tamson 90781 at http://www.thebigidea.co.nz http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/news/columns/mark-amery-visual-arts/2009/nov/63265-photospace-and-siren-deluxe <p>By Mark Amery</p><p>For over ten years Photospace in Courtenay Place has been providing a home for photographers. The only gallery dedicated to photography in Wellington it’s big on inclusiveness, steered by a dynamo of a man with a keen eye and a passionate advocate for photographers, James Gilberd. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/news/columns/mark-amery-visual-arts/2009/nov/63265-photospace-and-siren-deluxe" target="_blank"><strong>Read More&nbsp;&raquo;</strong></a></span></p> http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/news/columns/mark-amery-visual-arts/2009/nov/63265-photospace-and-siren-deluxe#comments Photography Visual Arts Wellington Wellington Region Courtenay Place James Gilberd NZ Bound Photospace Siren Deluxe Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:07:01 +1300 Mark Amery 63265 at http://www.thebigidea.co.nz