Michael Craig - Cold Shoulder
C O L D S H O U L D E R
An exhibition of conspicuous consumption
By Michael Craig
In association with the Auckland Festival of Photography 2008
18 - 29 June
Opening: Tues 17th June 5.30 – 7pm
Michael is a renowned documentary photographer who spent the first three years of the new millennium obsessing about
fridges. A minor change to European law resulted in the cessation of retailer talkback schemes for refrigerators…(You
couldn’t trade-in your old fridges!). These goods continued to be sold in records numbers.
The old units, mostly in full working order, were cast onto the streets. Local Councils were caught by surprise. Fridges
were left in place to decorate the pavements. Some were cannibalised. Some were recycled into impromptu seating at bus
stops. Some were used as much needed litter bins, missing from the streets of London for so many years because of
terrorism. Cold War is the intriguing result of Michael’s obsession.
www.michael-craig.com
For more images of the show visit the exhibition page on our website www.satellitegallery.co.nz
Many Thanks to Kim Crawford Wines!
Satellite Gallery
Corner of St Benedicts Street and Newton Road (Entrance St Benedict’s St)
Newton, Auckland
www.satellitegallery.co.nz
(09) 3076416
Open:
11.00 – 7.00 Tuesday
11.00 – 5.00 Wednesday - Friday
10.00 – 3.00 Saturday and Sunday
Entry is free to all.
ENDS