Pegasus Post: February 05, 2019

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• By Matt Slaughter
Tuesday February 5 2019
Photography exhibition
showcases the
‘many faces’ of Linwood
ALASDAIR WRIGHT is
combining his 55-year love affair
with cameras and photography
with his love for the area he
lives in.
The Linwood
resident is one of 12
photographers with
work on display at an
exhibition focusing on
the community and its
diversity.
The Many Faces of the
Inner City East/Linwood
exhibition was set to
open yesterday at the
Linwood Community
Arts Centre and Eastside Gallery.
Wright, 59, said he has been
living in Linwood for seven years
and has seen it go through huge
changes since the earthquakes.
He said the aim of his
photographs is to document
what Linwood was like before the
changes occurred and the past is
forgotten.
“It’s important to record things
because when you think I’ll
take that photo now and don’t
have a camera and go back a few
days or years later, the case may
Alasdair Wright
be that they’re gone.” Wright
said Linwood’s population
and landscape has changed.
He said showcasing this in the
photographs was key.
“It’s important to see the
changing face of Linwood because
we’ve got a wide gamut of
society around here.”
“You can travel the
world without even
having to leave home.”
Linwood Community
Arts Centre and Eastside
Gallery exhibition coordinator
Shirley Scarlett
said the display was
about Linwood residents
like Wright “defining
the neighbourhood on their own
terms.”
Ms Scarlett said the exhibition
was also about breaking down the
stereotypes that could sometimes
have a negative effect on how
others viewed Linwood.
“The exhibition focuses on
celebrating and delving deeper
into a community that doesn’t
always get the best coverage.”
It was about “capturing the
good and the beautiful alongside
the challenges and concerns” of
the community, she said
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THE SEASIDE Toy Library
hopes an open day will make it
a haven for toy lovers and their
families.
The library, which operates
out of St Luke’s Church in South
New Brighton, will host the
event on March 9 from 9.30amnoon.
It aims to promote the library
to people in the area and attract
new members.
Seaside Toy Library chairman
Andy Dimond said it was one
of many businesses in the east
that had a hard time after the
earthquakes.
“The library did struggle
financially and struggled with
attracting membership and
volunteers.”
Since then, Mr Dimond said
the toy library had employed a
part-time librarian and this had
helped it gain some stability.
However, he said word needed
to get out if the library should be
used to its full potential.
“There are a lot of young
families in the area who don’t
know about the toy library,
how much it costs and when
we operate, so this is a good
opportunity to promote
the library and also build
relationships in the local area,”
he said.
The toy library’s committee
will meeting on February 14 to
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