“The Deep is a solo presentation of new work by Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist Gavin Hipkins. Found images are co-opted into installation, digital video and printed matter. These artworks realise suggestive dreamscapes, forming an industrial sublime in order to evoke yearning and disquietude.” http://michaellett.com/exhibition/gavin-hipkins/
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Opticmix Is Open For Business
Covid Health Protections Remain in Place:
- We will continue to offer contactless pick up and drop offs if clients wish.
- We will continue to send test prints to clients at our cost if you don’t wish to come to the studio to pick them up.
- The Studio is open to masked clients. It’s a small space and we’re a small team so the virus getting in would close us down for several weeks or more. We want to avoid that, and covid generally, so we will continue to use a Health & Safety lens when operating the studio to keep ourselves, workforce and clients safe. Masks will be available to clients that inadvertently come without them.
- The Hepa Air Purifier we purchased for the studio will remains in use.
Pati Solomona Tyrell “Oracles” – City Gallery Wellington
“Pati Solomona Tyrell is a founding member of Auckland’s Fafswag collective, whose members proudly celebrate their LGBTQ Pacific-Islander identities. Photographing himself and his circle in their performance guises, his work traverses the documentary and the directorial.”
Opticmix had the pleasure of printing work for Pati for the “Orcales” Exhibtion at Wellington City Gallery.
These exhibited works are all large format (900mm x 600mm) photographic prints on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth (305gsm).
“Oracles” is a current exhibition running until the 6th of September 2020.
For more information: City Gallery Wellington – Oracles

“Pacific Sisters: He Toa Tāera”
Auckland Art Gallery Sat 23 Feb 2019 — Sun 14 Jul 2019
8 x 1 x 1079x852mmPrinted on Ilford Galerie Fibre Gloss 310gsm, mounted with pH neutral adhesive on 4mm Di-bond.