The Arts Village, Rotorua
Opening Saturday 10-2pm at The Cottage
What appears as vast landscapes is, in fact, fabric in motion.
In Material World, Chris Melville uses slow shutter photography and natural light to transform linen, cotton, and denim into something atmospheric and expansive.
Take a moment. Look again.
About the Artist
Chris Melville is an award-winning New Zealand abstract photographer who transforms everyday materials into atmospheric, landscape-like imagery. Using fabric, natural light, and slow shutter techniques, his work blurs abstraction and reality, inviting quiet reflection. He is also a jazz vocalist, bringing rhythm and improvisation into his practice.
Chris Melville - Material World
