On Now
In How to See a Song, How to Hear a Picture four artists cross disciplines and oceans to explore whakapapa, ritual, and sound, amidst the unheard and the unseen. Ancient relics receive new colours, old taonga become new heirlooms, and 2D paintings are given the opportunity to sing.
With taonga puoro from Alistair Fraser, photography from Neil Johnstone, and paintings from Ruby Solly, a silent and otherworldly magic is taken from the walls and the air, to the page in this commemorative text that explores process, intention, and journeys both external and internal.
EVENTS
Alistair will perform taonga pūoro looping Friday and Saturday 12:30-1:30pm and 5-6pm
CONTACT
Alistair Fraser taongapuoro@gmail.com
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Made by Maranga is a creative collective of adults with intellectual disabilities based here in Wellington. We create a wide range of bespoke, handmade products working towards a goal of self employment. We love showcasing our talents to the community and we are proud and grateful that we can come back to Thistle hall every year for our annual creative market.
Contact
Facebook: Made by Maranga
Instagram: @madebymaranga
Te Aupōuri, Ngaī Takoto, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Korokoro, Te Roroa, Ngāpuhi, Tuwharetoa, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga. Ange Oliver is a Māori adoptee.
This exhibition presents works by Ange Oliver towards the completion of her Master Māori Visual Arts degree at Toioho ki Āpiti, Pūtahi a Toi, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University.
The title of the exhibition Hutia Te Rito o Te Harakeke comes from a whakataukī of lament originating from Te Aupōuri. Ange interweaves its meaning with the primordial separation, Te Wehenga, the parting of Ranginui and Papatūānuku. The works dwell between the dichotomy of connection and separation, between darkness and the world of light. Ange transforms ukutea and cotton by pushing beyond traditional methods to create a new visual language. Manifesting as kākahu-type forms, the pieces function simultaneously as symbolic protection and a compositional device allowing her to freely explore ruptures of potential and complexity.
Ranginui – Sky Father
Papatūānuku – Earth Mother
Te Wehenga – The Separation
Kākahu – Cloak
Ukutea – Gypsum Plaster
CONTACT
Instagram: @angerlia.o