AWRF 2011 - ANTARCTICA

An interesting session in which that most ablest of Chairpersons, journalist Finlay Macdonald, led leading NZ photographer Jane Ussher and NZ's most popular essayist Steve Braunias in a  discussion of their time spent at Scott Base in Antartica.

Ussher's comments were accompanied by photographs (one above) from her beautiful large hardback 2010 title, Still Life-Inside the Antarctic Huts of Scott and Shackelton (Murdoch Books) while Braunias read two essays from his latest title, Smoking in Antartica (Awa Press) and amused us all greatly with his take of life on the ice.
He is in a way New Zealand's A.A.Gill with his ability to be so very funny with flashes of seriousness and solemnity among all the humour.

The Lower NZI Room at the Aotea Centre was absolutely packed for this session with exstra seating being rushed in to meet demand.The large audience were not disappointed.