PUBLICATION LAUNCH / DEREK HENDERSON / MERCY MERCER
| Where: | Parsons Bookshop |
| When: | Friday 12th March 2010 - Friday 12th March 2010 |
| Opening Times: | Friday 12 March 2010 from 5.30-7.00pm |
| Admission: | Free |
Michael Lett has announced a launch event at Parsons Bookshop for Mercy Mercer, a new book of photographs by Derek Henderson.
Friday 12 March 2010 from 5.30-7.00pm
Parsons Bookshop
26 Wellesley Street East
Auckland 1010
Mercy Mercer is Henderson's long awaited second monograph, following the release of the critically acclaimed The Terrible Boredom of Paradise in 2005.
From abandoned rural New Zealand landscapes to the residents of the alternative communities, from Maori teenagers and workers at the Waitoa Slaughterhouse to fashion models and intimate moments from private life, Henderson's varied subject matter is united by an approach marked by a kind of democratic naturalism, where all phenomena is given equal attention. Although variously described as anti-heroic and anti-iconic, Henderson's interest in the ‘ordinary' can be deceptive and his narratives often reveal themselves to be more complex and unsteady than they first appear. Mercy Mercer's 128 colour photographs of the Waikato river, its neighbours, travelers - typically ‘New Zealand' in flavour - are punctuated by unexpected moments that tell unofficial stories of New Zealand; tales of colonial invasion, poverty, immigration, boredom, and the ecological degradation of the landscape at the hands of commerce.
Derek Henderson is one of New Zealand's most renowned and dynamic photographers. He has exhibited throughout New Zealand, the U.K. and Australia and his photographs have been published worldwide in publications such as Wallpaper, Vogue, Russh, ID, Arena Homme Plus, The Independent and The Observer.
Mercy Mercer is a cloth-bound, hardcover book featuring over 100 colour photographs and a foreword by Jan Bryant, Head of Research at AUT School of Art and Design. To celebrate this important publication, Michael Lett will release a special edition of 100 books housed in a clam-shell box accompanied by a limited edition c-type photograph.
Copies of both editions are now available directly from Michael Lett and selected booksellers. For orders, retail or trade enquiries please contact: publications@michaellett.com or ph. +64 9 303 4211.
Mercy Mercer
Derek Henderson
ISBN 978-0-9582831-4-4
Foreword by Jan Bryant
Design by Fabio Ongarato Design
Published by Michael Lett Publishing, 2009
Standard edition
140 pages, cloth casing
152pp, section sewn
128 colour illustrations
printed on Magno Satin matt artpaper and AA woodfree
cloth-bound with matt black foil blocking on spine, blind debossing on cover
RRP NZD 125.00 (inc. gst)
Special edition (100)
140 pages, cloth casing
152pp, section sewn
128 colour illustrations
printed on Magno Satin matt artpaper and AA woodfree
cloth-bound with matt black foil blocking on spine and front
box: matt black foil blocking on spine and front
315 x 370 x 40mm overall dimensions
accompanied by limited edition c-type photograph in signed envelope (250 x 320mm approx.)
RRP NZD 500.00 (inc. gst)
N.B. for the limited edition the purchaser will have the option of choosing from five images, each editions of 20. Please contact the gallery for further details.
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