Common Senses: Micro dramas and other cardboard conundrums

Ruby Millichamp

Massey University Albany Library
1 University Ave, Albany, Auckland

30 May - 1 August 2026

Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography

A series of handmade photographic tableaux exploring the unwritten rules and elusive social etiquette of shared public spaces. Spaces such as supermarkets, waiting rooms and petrol stations are made from cheap and recycled materials, drawing on overheard conversations and everyday encounters to reframe personal discomfort as a shared social condition. knowingly naive construction and humour, makes visible our social codes.

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