Bodies of Work /

Redeye

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Installation view, Dark Matter, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2016. Photograph by Sam Hartnett.

1997

Shelton insists on a premise at the very heart of photography: people are good to look at… documentary photography should be reminded of the superficial thrill of the ‘now’… in redeye the idea of the celebrity meets the idea of the nobody…rather than make you remember and feel concern Shelton makes you forget you cared in the first place.

Giovanni Intra, Pavement Magazine.
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David at a 23A Gallery opening, 1995-1997. 1270 × 1954 mm, 750 x 1000 mm, and 750 x 1000 mm.
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The boys’ sauna, 1995-1997. 1270 × 1954 mm.
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Booby Tuesday at the Staircase in K [Karangahape] Rd, 1995-1997
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Ava at Stella in Ponsonby Road, 1995-1997. 1270 × 1954 mm, 750 x 1000 mm, and 750 x 1000 mm.
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Haru at the photo shoot for Monica Magazine, 1995-1997. 1270 × 1954 mm.
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The Post Office Box in Shortland Street, 1995-1997. 1270 × 1954 mm.
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Booby Tuesday at home in Ponsonby, 1995-1997. 1270 × 1954 mm.
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David’s performance, at the reopening of the Ambassador Theatre, 1995-1997. Pigment prints, various dimensions (selected works).
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Giovanni at my place, 1995-1997. Pigment prints, various dimensions (selected works).
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Joyce and Larissa stunt wrestling at Auckland Boxing Association, 1995-1997. Pigment prints, various dimensions (selected works).
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Billy at the Elam Ball, 1995-1997. Pigment prints, various dimensions (selected works).
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Installation view, Dark Matter, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2016. Photograph by Sam Hartnett.
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Installation view, Dark Matter, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2016. Photograph by Sam Hartnett.
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Redeye, installation view, Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North, 1997.
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Redeye, installation view, The Arches, fotofeis, Scotland, 1997.
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Redeye, installation view, Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North, 1997.
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Redeye, installation view, In Spite of Ourselves: Approaching Documentary, ST PAUL St Gallery, Auckland Universary Technology, Auckland, 2012.
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Redeye, installation view, Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, 1997.
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Redeye, installation view, Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, 1997.
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Redeye, installation view, Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, 1997.
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Redeye, installation view, Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North, 1997.
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Redeye, installation view, Golden Breed, 23A Gallery, Auckland, 1996.