31 March - 24 April

Pre-opening artist talk 5pm.

Exhibition opening 5.30pm Wednesday March 31.

Opening at Solander on Wednesday 31 March is a new exhibition 'Life Journey' featuring works by Whanganui artist Graham Hall.

In this exhibition Hall explores how every human existence is made up of the light and the dark, the happy and the sad, the vital and the deadening. The artist believes that how we experience these shifts has a profound influence on our lives.

Graham Hall is a keen observer of the human condition, and over twenty years of printmaking has explored the experiences of others. In contrast, the work in this show explores the past three years of his life, his own "dark night of the soul".

The ten drypoints in Life Journey record the stages from a position of despair through to aspects of humour and understanding. While the work offers immediacy to the storyline, there are veiled references that underpin the narrative. The large scale of the prints and the deliberate slowness of marks reinforce the personal nature of the work where the experience helps to open new pathways.

Graham Hall has constantly explored the idea of a narrative and the use of sequential art. He produces work as a unified series of images, inspired by the Morale works of Hogarth, and the dramatic use of the engravers line from Gustave Dore. This exhibition challenges both artists and moves the work to a contemporary setting.

Please join us at 5pm prior to the exhibition opening for your opportunity to hear the artist introduce his work.

	Graham Hall, Card of Reverse Lovers II Drypoint Etching on 780 x 540 mm paper, from an edition of 10, 2010. Contact gallery regarding availability.
	Graham Hall, Transcending and Crafting Drypoint Etching on 540 x 780 mm paper, from an edition of 10, 2007. Contact gallery regarding availability.
	Graham Hall, And so I descended from the First to the Second Circle Drypoint Etching on 780 x 540 mm paper, from an edition of 10, 2007. Contact gallery regarding availability.
	Graham Hall, The Dark Night of the Soul Drypoint Etching on 540 x 780 mm paper, from an edition of 10, 2008. Contact gallery regarding availability.
	Graham Hall, Black Dog Drypoint Etching on 540 x 780 mm paper, from an edition of 10, 2009. Contact gallery regarding availability.
	Graham Hall, The Three Graces Drypoint Etching on 540 x 780 mm paper, from an edition of 10, 2008. Contact gallery regarding availability.
	Graham Hall, Sinus Rhythm Drypoint Etching on 780 540 mm paper, from an edition of AP, 2009. Contact gallery regarding availability.
	Graham Hall, Red Shoes Drypoint Etching on 780 x 540 mm paper, from an edition of 10, 2008. Contact gallery regarding availability.
	Graham Hall, The Consequence of a Crowded Stage Drypoint Etching on 540 x 780 mm paper, from an edition of 10, 2009. Contact gallery regarding availability.
	Graham Hall, Honour Guard Drypoint Etching on 780 x 540 mm paper, from an edition of 10, 2010. Contact gallery regarding availability.