Three Phase Bronzerrotypes

Jonathan Campbell
13th of June - 5th August
Jonathan Campbell presents thirteen intricate bronze works that merge anatomical precision with electrical mechanics, exploring themes of personality, origin, and the transmission of legacy.

Jonathan Campbell’s new exhibition Three Phase Bronzerrotypes presents thirteen intricate bronze works that merge anatomical precision with electrical mechanics, exploring themes of personality, origin, and the transmission of legacy.

Three Phase Bronzerrotypes

In this body of work, Campbell casts bird skulls including Huia, Haast Eagle, and Tui, and integrates them with bronze switchboards, conduits, wires and transformers. Delicate leaves emerge from coiling cables, forming an uneasy harmony between flora and industry, extinction and energy. The results are haunting and reverent, technological relics imbued with biological memory.

Bronzerrotypes are a sculptural interpretation of the daguerreotype photographic process. They are, essentially, portraits. Symbolism within the work reflects elemental relationships and connections between origins and family trees, personality and character type. The Three Phase title hints at layered symbolism, reflecting personality, scale, and legacy: a tribute to subjects that command presence either through physical form or cultural weight.