Retrospection
A photographic series by Sampford Cathie
Retrospection: 100 Years of Devonport was exhibited during the 2021 Auckland Festival of Photography.
Time may be invisible, yet it leaves a mark across every surface it glides past, materialised through change. These marks are easily missed, like cracks formed on pavements by pounding feet, or the gradual ebb and flow of buildings as they are assembled, reshaped and dismantled, before the cycle begins anew.
Sampford Cathie’s Retrospection captures Devonport, an iconic village’s transformation across 100 years. Embedding his contemporaneous photographs within historical images drawn from the Auckland Libraries heritage collections, Cathie’s composed photographs capture the effects of cumulative change and the magic of buildings and streetscapes when they withstand the tests of time.
Devonport Holy Trinity Church - Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1-W87
In it’s current form, the series retraces the iconic photographs of Devonport photographers Henry Winkelmann, Frederick George Radcliffe, D H Ballantyne and James D Richardson, that are available via the Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. Each print includes a certificate of authenticity with record information for the featured heritage photograph and photographer.
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