Nau mai haere mai and welcome to this podcast special on the

Tara McLeod: About Type Exhibition.

In this track we hear from Book Conservator Ngaio Vince-Dewerse talking with Sue Berman at the exhibition opening about the work of the Preservation team on installing the work of Tara McLeod.

Recorded at the exhibition opening on the 31 March 2023.

Background noise is present through interview

About the Exhibition:

Curators Jane Wild and Zoe Colling have brought the gallery walls to life with the work and craftmanship of master printer and artist Tara McLeod.

Encounter Tara’s work from across a number of presses held within Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, see additional type face examples and turn your hand to family fun activation with magnetic lettering.

This exhibition is open for young and old to enjoy letters, words, colour, texture, poetry and print!

All welcome – April through to early July 2023 at Tāmaki Pātaka Korero – The Central City Library on Level 2. Mon – Friday 9 – 5pm and Saturdays 10 – 4pm.

ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/events/…bition/

Image: Installation of "Hot acrobats perform cheese fog polka" PR: PEAR 1994,

This folded concertina book, a leporello, was printed in an edition of twenty by Tara in 1994. The large wood type featured creates what Jürgen Wegner describes as “one of the great works in New Zealand printing.”

Sound: Sound effect is by Cedric Peyronnet of an 1870s working press.