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Stuart Robertson
Born (1969-11-10) November 10, 1969 (age 54)
Auckland, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
EducationAUT , Diploma in Marketing and Diploma in Advertising
Occupation(s)Creative, Photographer, Entrepreneur, Activist, Humanitarian
Known forPeace in 10,000 Hands Project
Notable workPeace in 10,000 Hands
Websitewww.stuartrobertson.me
www.peacein10000hands.com

Stuart Robertson (born 10 November 1969) is a New Zealand entrepreneur, designer and photographer. Known for his taking portrait of the like of  His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu for his project Peace in 10,000 Hands. He has also founded creative focused companies in New Zealand and California.

Early Years[edit]

Robertson started career as an entertainer on TVNZ and stage as a pickpocket, magician, comedian, presenter and emcee. Television shows were prank based shows including Great Kiwi Video Show and Just Kidding where he performed all of the pranks.

Entrepreneurial Ventures[edit]

Robertson has founded many companies since 1989 in various creative fields including: entertainment, publishing, agency, production, location based entertainment, hospitality and events.

One of Robertson’s companies, I Want Orange, delivered brand activations for over 20 years including closing two lanes of the Auckland Harbour Bridge[1][2] so famous cricketers including Stephen Fleming and Sir Richard Hadlee could play a display game of cricket and the another event in the tunnel of a four lane main highway in Auckland New Zealand[3][4].

List of companies founded by Robertson:[edit]

Founder I Want Orange (former Orange Productions[5])

Founder Collective

Founder Genio Global Entertainment

Founder Peace in 10,000 Hands

Founder Muhammad Ali Experience Los Angeles

Peace in 10,000 Hands[edit]

A Global Art Project to invigorate conversation for peace. Stuart Robertson is photographing a single white rose, an ancient symbol of peace, in the hands of 10,000 people from every country on the planet.

Robertson defined the project as:

‘’An evocative and unstoppable global art project creating a visual provocation to challenge and reinvigorate the conversation for peace. Contemporary artworks that speak profoundly to our similarities in the human condition”

Peace in 10,000 Hands has received global media attention and coverage[6][7][8] and currently counts with the?????????

Artist[edit]

Robertson is a contemporary artist, adventurer and humanitarian who melds photography, sculpture, film, symbolism and social media with cast glass, gold leafs, neon, lightboxes with stone and metal fabrication to create large scale artworks that speak profoundly to the viewer. His goal is to capture profound images of an ancient and timeless symbol for Peace, a single white rose[9].

Creating a global conversation and ripple effect, he draws on the power of modern social networks and instant borderless communication that dissolves prejudice and makes mankind more connected than at any other time in history.

The artists passion for seeing the world through an alternate view it is shown with expression and exploration in various mediums and a focus on making a difference[10].

Films[edit]

Robertson was commissioned by Auckland War Memorial Museum to create a film for International Day of Peace[11]. The film was [12][13] projected onto the front of the Museum.

Robertson produced ‘The Exquisite Clarity of Standing Together’ a collaboration with Tiki Taane for his exhibition at Pataka Art + Museum[14]. The collaboration utilized Robertson’s images with a specially written original piece of music.

Antarctic Campaigns[edit]

Invited by Antarctica New Zealand[15] as part of the Community Engagement Programme for the 2014 / 2015 and the 2017 / 18 seasons, Robertson stayed at Scott Base on both trips and visited McMurdo Station as part of his Peace in 10,000 Hands Project[16][17][18] to, through his photography, raise the importance of Antartica in the global context of Peace[19] as mentioned in the articles 1, 2 and 3 of the Antarctic Treaty[20].

The Antarctic Treaty was signed in the late 1950’s initially by 12 nations and now includes 50 nations representing about two thirds of the world’s population. The Treaty was signed for ‘Peace and Scientific Endeavour’. Most notably Peace being first and this is what drove Robertson’s invitation as an artist.

Robertson visited and photographed the Hillary’s Hut as well as Robert Falcon Scott historic hut at Scott’s Hutt and Captain Shackleton’s hut at Shackleton’s Hut and also Discovery Hut on Ross Island.

As part of his trip, Robertson camped in the Dry Valleys in Antarctica to document through the lens of his camera the driest and harshest conditions in earth considered by many as the quietest place in the world[21]

It is the first and only time Robertson has photographed the rose not in the hands of a person. The huts are in pristine condition and maintained by Antarctica Heritage Trust

Antarctica was a significant milestone in the project and for Robertson’s career resulting in planned exhibitions, a film and book.

Other Travels[edit]

As part of Peace in 10,000 Hands, Robertson has traveled to seven continents and takes the rose on road with him as he travels and photographs it in the hands of people in countries such as India, Papua New Guinea, Haiti, Russia, Panama, England, Turkey, Dominican Republic, Australia, Mexico, United States, Canada, Argentina, Italy, Singapore, Dubai, Peru, Chile, Phillipines, Indonesia and Cuba.

60 Minutes[edit]

Robertson was approached by the producers of 60 Minutes[22] when they got wind of Peace in 10,000 Hands as he was heading to photograph His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Once returning from the trip work commenced in setting a date for filming. Peace in 10,000 Hands was the lead story for 60 Minutes the week it appeared.

The story provided significant credibility for the project and has remained a source of pride for those who have been photographed for the project.

TEDx talk[edit]

Robertson's TEDx talk[23] was a result of a Californian contact and recommendation for a talk on Peace and the project. As with most appear who deliver a TEDx talk it was a pivotal moment for Robertson and Peace in 10,000 Hands. There were many influential things that happened as a result of the TEDx most notably was Robertson introduction to the HATCH network[24] leading him to attend two (HATCH) experiences and (C2 Conference) in Montreal.

Published Book[edit]

In 2015, Robertson published a coffee table book featuring collection of images and stories from the first five years of the project called Peace in 10,000 Hands[25]

Exhibitions[edit]

Robertson has had solo exhibitions in New Zealand, Australia and America. His exhibitions include prints, lightboxes and photographs with neon.

His practice has grown with exhibitions including sculptures using highly polished stainless steel, weapons in cast lead crystal, screen printing and gold leaf works based on the narrative of Peace.


Gusford Gallery - Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, August 2013

New Zealand Launch Exhibition, Orakei Bay[26], Auckland, May 2014

LAB Art - South La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, June 2014

Arts Foundation of New Zealand, Solo show, Auckland August 2014

Art Foundation of New Zealand, Solo show, Queenstown August 2014

Auckland War Memorial Museum[27], International Peace Day (Film), September 2014

Sydney Peace Day, Circular Quay, September 2014

Studio 66 opening exhibition, November 2014

LAB Art Texas, November 2014

Pataka ART+ Museum, Solo Show, September 2015

Pataka ART+ Museum, (Film) ‘Exquisite Clarity of Standing Together’

Leica Gallery, Digital Show MCC, Solo Show, October 2015

Gallery X, Auckland festival of Photography[28], Auckland , 2015

Page Blackie Gallery[29], Wellington, Solo Show, February 2016

Gallery X, Auckland, Solo Show April 2016

Auckland Art Fair, Page Blackie, Solo Show, May 2016

New Zealand Fashion Week, Solo Show, August 2016

Te Takere – Levin, Solo Show, November 2016

Page Blackie Wellington[30], ‘Landscapes’ November 2016

Leica Gallery Sydney[31], Solo Show, Grand opening exhibition, December 2016

Leica Gallery Sydney, Solo Show ‘100 Portraits’, June 2017

Page Blackie Gallery Wellington, ‘Light’ Solo Show, October 2018

Page Blackie Auckland, ‘Light’, Solo Show, November 2018

Scape, Queenstown, private show, November 2020

Gallery 33, Freeman’s Bay Auckland, opening launch exhibition May 2021

Robertson has photographed winners and recipients of:[edit]

Including:[edit]

Ambassadorships[edit]

Robertson was made a Leica Ambassador[46] in 2015. This has seen him work with Leica Akademie’s[47] in New York, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Queenstown and online. Solo exhibitions at Leica Sydney store (twice)[48][49].

He has also been an Ilford Ambassador and Master[50] since 2015

Galleries[edit]

Robertson has two permanent galleries in New Zealand for Peace in 10,000 Hands work Queenstown - studio66[51] and Auckland – Gallery 33

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Cricket stars do battle on the Harbour Bridge". Stuff. 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
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  4. ^ "Victoria Park tunnel dinner draws 1000". Stuff. 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  5. ^ Holt, Terry. "Orange has rebranded". www.meetingnewz.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  6. ^ 7327887. "Verve March 2016. Issue 120". Issuu. Retrieved 2021-09-22. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)
  7. ^ "Peace in 10,000 Hands - Stuart Robertson - Capture magazine". www.capturemag.com.au. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  8. ^ "How One Idea Can Change The World". Collective Hub. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  9. ^ "Peace in 10,000 hands". pataka.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  10. ^ "PEACE IN 10,000 HANDS - Photographic artist Stu Robertson". Her & Her Dogs. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  11. ^ [1] Auckland War Museum Program
  12. ^ "What's on - 1. Find world peace". New Zealand Herald. NZ Herald. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Illuminate". Concrete Playground. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  14. ^ 18362280. "Peace in 10,000 Hands - The Pataka ART Museum Collection - Stu Robertson". Issuu. p. 44. Retrieved 2021-10-20. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Stuart (Stu) Robertson". Antarctica NZ. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  16. ^ "Kiwi's Peace in 10,000 Hands art project captures Antarctica". Newshub. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  17. ^ "Global art project working towards peace". Radio Live.
  18. ^ "Untold stories of Kiwi's using the art of photography". Magic. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  19. ^ "My search results from Antarctica NZ". Antarctica NZ. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  20. ^ "The Antarctic Treaty | NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  21. ^ "Quietest Places in the World". American Scientist. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  22. ^ 60 MINUTES PEACE IN 10,000 HANDS, retrieved 2021-10-06
  23. ^ Peace in 10,000 hands | Stu Robertson | TEDxWellingtonWomen, retrieved 2021-10-06
  24. ^ Hughes, Shannon. "The HATCH Network: Stu Robertson and Peace in 10,000 Hands - HATCH". hatchexperience.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  25. ^ Robertson, Stuart (2014). Peace in 10,000 Hands. ISBN 9780473309046.
  26. ^ NZ, Moving Films (2014-09-25), Peace in 10,000 Hands Launch, retrieved 2021-10-06
  27. ^ "Photographer's focus on peace". Stuff. 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  28. ^ "Creative Local Auckland Photographers & Photographic Artists Exhibiting Photography at Visual Arts Events, Detail". www.photographyfestival.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  29. ^ "Peace in 10,000 Hands". RNZ. 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  30. ^ "Stuart Robertson at Page Galleries". ocula.com. 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  31. ^ "From the Syrian border to the Hollywood Hills: How one rose is starting a global conversation on peace". www.9news.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  32. ^ 18362280. "Peace in 10,000 Hands - The Pataka ART Museum Collection - Stu Robertson". Issuu. p. 15. Retrieved 2021-10-20. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  33. ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 1989". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  34. ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 1984". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  35. ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 1993". web.archive.org. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  36. ^ a b Peace in 10,000 Hands - The First Collection. p. 92. ISBN 9780473309046.
  37. ^ "The Queen's Birthday Honours List 1997". The Queen's Birthday Honours List 1997. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  38. ^ 18362280. "Peace in 10,000 Hands - The Pataka ART Museum Collection - Stu Robertson". Issuu. p. 37. Retrieved 2021-10-20. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  39. ^ Piece in 10,000 Hands - The First Collection. p. 84. ISBN 9780473309046.
  40. ^ 18362280. "Peace in 10,000 Hands - The Pataka ART Museum Collection - Stu Robertson". Issuu. p. 34-35. Retrieved 2021-10-20. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  41. ^ Piece in 10,000 Hands - The First Collection. pp. 79–80. ISBN 9780473309046.
  42. ^ a b 18362280. "Peace in 10,000 Hands - The Pataka ART Museum Collection - Stu Robertson". Issuu. p. 36. Retrieved 2021-10-20. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  43. ^ Peace in 10,000 Hands - The First Collection. p. 91. ISBN 9780473309046.
  44. ^ "Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put", Wikipedia, 2021-09-21, retrieved 2021-10-20
  45. ^ "Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put", Wikipedia, 2021-08-22, retrieved 2021-10-20
  46. ^ "Stu Robertson: Just Me And My D-Lux 5". Leica Camera Blog.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  47. ^ "Webinar #7 - Q&A with Stu Robertson". LEICA AKADEMIE. 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  48. ^ "Peace in 10,000 hands". Leica Camera Blog.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  49. ^ "Peace in 10.000 hands // 2015 // USA // Local // Leica News // World of Leica - Leica Camera AG". us.leica-camera.com. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  50. ^ "Stuart Robertson – Ilford | Premium Imaging Products". Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  51. ^ importer (2013-09-20). "Queenstown man's flower power". Mountain Scene. Retrieved 2021-10-06.

External Links[edit]

www.peacein10000hands.com

www.stuartrobertson.me


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