At 9am on Saturday the 14th of November, we will gather at Parehuia Studio, 69 Otitori Bay Road, before walking approximately three minutes down to French Bay Yacht Club at Otitori Bay, where a workshop with current Parehuia Artist in Residence, Conor Clarke, will take place. The event will run until 11:30am. 

Participants are invited to bring their own subject matter to work with, or gather suitable materials from the beach and surrounding bush. Cyanotypes use light to create photographic images from objects and materials, offering a direct and tactile way of engaging with the environment.

For Conor, the appeal lies in the way the process reverses the conventions of photography: “What I love about the cyanotype process is that it's so immediate, and almost the opposite of a conventional photograph – what remains is rather the absence of the object, a kind of negative shadow, a trace.”

All materials will be provided, and the workshop is free. Spaces are limited, and RSVPs are required by Monday the 2nd of November. To reserve your place, email mccahon@mccahonhouse.org.nz.

We recommend parking at Otitori Bay and walking up to Parehuia Studio.