Solaris 17.December 2005 - 5.February 2006

Whether we hate our work, endure it, or (if we are fortunate) enjoy it, work determines much of our social life and helps give it meaning.

As the eldest of eight children, I spent much of my spare time as a child on building sites working alongside my father. And when I returned from overseas in the late 1970s I was drawn to photographing work, to try to capture its meaning where I could.

This is a selection from this work

Eymard Bradley

4. Sunset, Cutover Forest
Arahura Valley, 1978

Price: $1500
Media: Vintage Silver gelatin print, 1988
Edition: 1/12                                                 
Dimension: 485 x 385 mm

Eymard Bradley

5. Butler Brothers Mill
Ruatapu, 1978

Price: $1500
Media: Modern silver gelatin print from original negative
Edition: 2/10                                                 
Dimension: 485 x 385 mm

Eymard Bradley

6. Smoko, Waipa Mill
Rotorua, 1980

Price: $1500
Media: Vintage silver gelatin print
Edition: 1/6                                                   
Dimension: 485 x 385 mm

Eymard Bradley

7. Censored by the Coachworkers Union
Lower Hutt, 1985

Price: $1500
Media: Modern silver gelatin print from original negative
Edition: 3/10                                                 
Dimension: 485 x 385 mm

Eymard Bradley

8. NZMC Coachworkers Social
Lower Hutt, 1982

Price: $1500
Media: Vintage silver gelatin print, 1988
Edition: 1/12                                                 
Dimension: 485 x 385 mm

Eymard Bradley

9. Freightways Drivers Union Picket
Christchurch, 1978

Price: $1500
Media: Vintage silver gelatin print
Edition: 1/2                                                   
Dimension: 485 x 385 mm

Eymard Bradley

10. Butchers Union Stopwork
Christchurch, 1978

Price: $1600
Media: Vintage silver gelatin print, 1988
Edition: 1/14                                                 
Dimension: 485 x 385 mm

Eymard Bradley

11. Overtaken
Wanganui, 1978

Price: $1500
Media: Vintage silver gelatin print
Edition: 1/12                                                 
Dimension: 485 x 385 mm