2025
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UPCOMING – He Kahu Kōrero – Cloaks that Speak: A Love Letter to my Mokopuna
This exhibition is a celebration of the traditional practice and pedagogy of whatu kākahu. Cloaks that whānau Māori have made for their mokopuna, tamariki and whānau will be on display. Alongside these storied cloaks are a photo of the kaiwhatu(weaver) and a letter they have written to their mokopuna. The series of monthly wānanga held over a 2 year externally funded research project built a whatu community of practice across three rūmaki…
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Translating the Real
Every photograph is a translation from the real. In this process the real becomes an artifact, one that’s been mediated by the choices of the photographer to a greater or lesser extent. Artists working with archives and the photographic document have long recognised the tension between the subjective way memory is socially constructed while attempting to stay true…
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Raranga Taura Kūtai ki Wairaka / 4 – 18 April, 2025
This installation features taura kūtai (woven mussel ropes) made from harakeke gathered at Rangimārie Pā Harakeke and woven by Hinewaimarama Reihana-White, with support from John Kaulima-Panapa and members of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei weaving rōpū, Te Puāwai. Framed images by Peeti Lamwilai accompany the taura, documenting the making process and the relationships that sustain this kaupapa.…
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Gestures and Relations / 12 – 26 March, 2025
A photographic investigation into expressions of spontaneity in Psychodrama.
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Underbelly / 25-27 February, 2025
Through a painting practice, the non-verbal and sensate territories of experience, memory, perception are explored.
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The Fake Beast / 11 – 12 February, 2025
A post-anthropocentric representation of wildlife in picture book illustration.
