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Everything. 
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2019-2021

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www.blurb.com/books/11253579-test-gerald-s-animals-www.blurb.com/books/11319458-the-fight-for-island-bay


    Gerald O’Brien collected every scrap of work he considered worth saving  from infancy onwards.  I have scanned and photographed practically every object, illustration, text and photo from his collection.
The  FIRST slip box  with magazines  deals with his private life, and is divided into two parts:
    1) Eight of the magazines deal with a fictional world he created from infancy onwards, seemingly just for himself. Imaginary countries, wars between these countries, governments and armed forces of these countries; and boxes filled with cutouts of the imaginary people who were administrators and leaders of these imaginary countries.
  This was created at a time when the politics of Europe was in flux. The Second World War had just begun when Gerald was only 15 years old.
  This project was probably wound up sometime in the 1970’s.
  Gerald was a very public man known and respected in his time, yet no one in his family or even his wife knew of this imaginary world.  Why this world was created is a mystery.
The eight parts are as follows: ( click on red text to take you to Blurb books.)
            -World events and world figures, 1940.
            -Maps and lists of the administrations of the imaginary countries.
            -The complete adult- armies and administration, with information on the reverse of these illustrations.
            -The complete infant and adolescent: armies and administration, with information on reverse.
            -Escotia.
            -The army chiefs of all nations.
            -History of The Wars 1941-42.
             -The newspapers documenting The Wars.
            
 2) Almost all of the content in the remaining magazines  in the FIRST slip box is from Gerald’s own collection of objects and photos, and is from his point of view; except for the images I have made over a two and a half year period  to document the house when it was unoccupied.
These magazines are as follows: ( click on red text to take you to Blurb books.)
          -Manila folder
             -Religion
             -Death notices, eulogies
            -Model cars, games ( from youth. )
           
  -All photos of cars owned throughout the years.
            -Cars 2
           -Culture ( concert programmes. )
           -Box ( random objects. )
            -Ties.        
           -Artistic impulses ( drawings, paintings and photographs from infancy onwards )
           - pets ( dogs and cats )
           -Gerald and Fausta.
           -Friends in youth.
          -Interior and exterior of home, ( including social occasions )
          -Books in bookcases, from number 459 .
          -Images by Lucien Rizos of the unoccupied house,
          -Books and favoured objects at Rita Angus Retirement home room 340.

        -Traffic infringements.

​         -Song Lyrics
​          -Small photo collection.
          -Photo album 1
          -Health
          
-Bits and pieces 
​         -Playing cards
        - Artistic impulses. Photography.
         -Diaries
        -Christmas, birthday, and anniversary cards
​

  The SECOND slip box deals with his public life in politics; as a Member of Parliament, and related topics.
          -His own album 1 ( travels and political meetings )
         -His own album 2 ( travels and political meetings )

           -John Thew
            -Early years in Politics. Member of Parliament, general.
            - The Plot
            - S I S Amendment Bill, thoughts
            - Kirk Think Tank
           -the-fight-for-island-bay
            -W B Sutch Assignment programme, 2000
            - Former Members of Parliament

  The THIRD slip box deals with his public life in general... subjects, causes, pursuits, interests.
              -Medals. 
              -Business cards.   
              -Gerald in representation.
               -Japan 1
               -Japan 2
                -Japan 3
                -Japan 4
                -Japan 5. Plus New Zealand delegations.  
                -Japan 6. Plus New zealand delegations.
                -Japan 7 
                -Hiroshima
               -Hiroshima photo album
               
 -Enzart
       
       - Peace Flame
                - Speeches. Peace Council of Aotearoa New Zealand
               -Peace Council of Aotearoa New Zealand
               -Elgin Marbles
               -Polish children
              -Letters To The Editor

            -Correspondence 1951-1992
              -Correspondence 1993-2010
             
 - Autobiography
    The magazines act as slivers of content looking into a life over time; a wide range of different aspects, subjects, interests , and pursuits. 
Lucien Rizos 2020


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  • home
    • work >
      • photography, documentary style projects >
        • early work. pre 1977
        • Romanian Photos 1977-1978
        • A Man Walks Out Of A Bar... 1979-1982 >
          • A Man...some contact sheets
          • some rejects from A Man Walks Out Of A Bar... 1979-1982
        • Traffic Lights 1981 >
          • some contact sheets
        • McDonald's Corner 1983 >
          • some contact sheets 1983
        • 5 minutes on street corner. Whanganui
        • LAST PHOTOS 1984
        • post last photos 1984-1986
        • telephoto from car 2002
        • unposed portraits 2014-15 >
          • more Unposed Portraits
        • memories 2016
        • Marble Art Ltd. 2017 >
          • exhibition marble art ltd exhib photos
        • remuera 2018
        • Everything. 2019-2021 >
          • A Man Of His Time Exhibition 2020
          • Lucien Rizos .Everything. exhibition.2022
      • photography related projects >
        • ANZAC day 1984
        • Blue skies. Green grass. 1984-86
        • searching for... 1984-1986
        • Silver Lining 1988
        • family album 1989
        • My Relationship with... >
          • My Relationship With Cartier Bresson 1986-1992
          • My Relationship With The Old Masters 1986
        • New Work Studio 1995
        • Analogies 2000-2001
        • My Reality The Camera 2002
        • fringes and backgrounds 2002
        • P O V 2015
      • bits and pieces (photography) in a documentary style. 2015- >
        • people from a distance
        • rural homes from a moving bus
        • random, unconnected photographs.
      • movies >
        • drive-by. pittsburgh 2005
        • to and fro. 2006 spin. 2006
        • Hi Mary... 2007
        • glide 2008
        • from the car. circa 2009-
        • from the bus. circa 2009-
        • musicians at work. 2010
        • Buskers, various. 2009-2010
        • GDBY PK P. 2012
        • reverberation 2012
        • around the perimeter 2016
        • Where's Wally? 2019
      • Rubbings. 1998-1999 >
        • rubbings. literal
        • rubbings. non literal.
    • text >
      • My Relationship With The Old Masters, review. Ian Wedde. 1986
      • A Man Walks Out Of A Bar... >
        • Essay. Ian Wedde. A Man Walks Out Of A Bar.
        • Essay. Damian Skinner. New Zealand Photographs.
        • Review. Peter Ireland. S'kite
        • Review. Peter Ireland. New Zealand Listener
        • Review. Abby Cunnane. Lumiere.net.nz
        • Review. The Landfall Review On Line. David Eggleton
        • Essay. Greg O'Brien. A Man Walks Out Of A Bar.
      • Essay. Greg O'Brien. Where I Find Myself
      • Aaron Lister. Art New Zealand. Springbok Tour Book. >
        • springbok tour book. 1 contact sheet
      • certain materialities. Damian Skinner. 2017
      • the empire strikes back.Peter Ireland 2017
      • Everything. 2019-2021 >
        • Lucien Rizos: Processing Power. Robert Leonard 2022
        • Secret life of Gerald.Eva Corlett.Guardian.
    • information >
      • biography and chronology
    • CONTACT
    • publications, books