17 June - 11 July 2009

Michel Tuffery is an established sculptor, printmaker and painter who draws on his Samoan, Rarotongan and Tahitian heritage to produce innovative pieces exploring the ever changing Pacific.

In this exhibition, Michel Tuffery M.N.Z.M introduces us to a new collection of works inspired by nostalgia around his childhood memories of the postage stamp. He recalls the memories of receiving packages from Taranaki bearing a collage of stamps. This nostalgia is heightened by the onset of the digital age and how this has altered the whole ritual of sending a letter and how we personally communicate.

Through this new work, Tuffery translates historical iconic stamps from around Aotearoa and Te Wai Pounamu into a contemporary media using graph stencil and plays on the composition, colour and text to trigger our own visual memories.

Opening 5:30-7:00pm Wednesday 17 June.

	Michel Tuffery, Nui Native 3 Cent - Lichen Moth (Orange) Stencil, Acrylic on Pine Plywood (245 x 195 x 7mm), from an edition of 10, 2009. Edition now sold out.
	Michel Tuffery, Aotearoa 3 Cent - 10 cent piece Stencil, Acrylic on Pine Plywood (245 x 195 x 7mm), from an edition of 10, 2009. Edition now sold out.
	Michel Tuffery, Nui Aotearoa 2 Cent - Tussock Moth (Pounamu Green) Stencil, Acrylic on Pine Plywood (245 x 195 x 7mm), from an edition of 10, 2009. Edition now sold out.
	Michel Tuffery, Nui Native 3 Cent - Lichen Moth (Natural) Stencil, Acrylic on Pine Plywood (245 x 195 x 7mm), from an edition of 10, 2009. Contact gallery.
	Michel Tuffery, Nui Te Wai Pounamu 1 Cent - Red Admiral Butterfly (Oxide Brown) Stencil, Acrylic on Pine Plywood (245 x 195 x 7mm), from an edition of 10, 2009. Contact gallery.
	Michel Tuffery, New Aotearoa 1/2 Cent - Glad Loppen Butterfly (teal) Stencil, Acrylic on Pine Plywood (245 x 195 x 7mm), from an edition of 10, 2009. Edition now sold out.
	Michel Tuffery, New Aotearoa 1/2 Cent - Glade Copper Butterfly (Natural) Stencil, Acrylic on Pine Plywood (245 x 195 x 7), from an edition of 10, 2009. Contact gallery.
	Michel Tuffery, Nui Te Wai Pounamu 1 Cent - Red Admiral Butterfly (Natural) Stencil, Acrylic on Pine Plywood (245 x 195 x 7mm), from an edition of 10, 2009. Contact gallery.
	Michel Tuffery, Nui Aotearoa 2 Cent - Tussock Butterfly (Natural) Stencil, Acrylic on Pine Plywood (245 x 195 x 7), from an edition of 10, 2009. Contact gallery.
	Michel Tuffery, Nui Aotearoa - Tussock Butterfly Screenprint and Embossing on 760 x 560 mm paper, from an edition of 25, 2009. NZ$1100 incl GST.
	Michel Tuffery, Nui Native - Lichen Moth Screenprint and Embossing on 760 x 560 mm paper, from an edition of 25, 2009. NZ$1100 incl GST.
	Michel Tuffery, Nui Native - Puriri Moth Screenprint and Embossing on 760 x 560 mm paper, from an edition of 25, 2009. NZ$1100 incl GST.
	Michel Tuffery, Native Aotearoa 4 Cent - Puriri Moth (Pounamu Green) Stencil, Acrylic on Pine Plywood (245 x 195 x 7), A/P, 2009. Contact gallery.
	Michel Tuffery, Aotearoa Nui 3 Cent Tasi Stencil, Acrylic on Pine Plywood (245 x 195 x 7), from an edition of 10, 2009. Edition now sold out.
	Michel Tuffery, Native Aotearoa 4 Cent - Puriri Moth (Natural) Stencil, Acrylic on Pine Plywood (245 x 195 x 7), from an edition of 10, 2009. Contact gallery.