AUKATI
A practitioner of Rongoā Toi, I trace whakapapa through the materials I work with, collapsing time and space everyday to remember who I am.
A practitioner of Rongoā Toi, I trace whakapapa through the materials I work with, collapsing time and space everyday to remember who I am.
New Zealand architecture has been at the center of my creative practice for the past year. The kaupapa behind this exhibition is to highlight the small and beautiful features our buildings have to offer, some of which are situated a stone’s throw away from Thistle Hall Gallery.
With our busy and technology-driven lives, a commuter can walk down Cuba or Guznee Street every day for years and never take the time to stop and look up at our beautiful, heritage-rich buildings.
Humanity has a long history of creating extraordinary tales from ordinary things.
Featuring skeletal sculptures by autistic artist, Sonja Howard, Impossible Things is a celebration of the infinite possibilities of evolution, imagination, and the eternal beauty of the natural world.
The sculptures in this exhibition are created by combining the remains of different species, similar to the "mermaids" of humbugs past, and the dinosaurs-made-dragons that have lead to countless legends all over the world.
One wild and windy night in Wellington 2 years ago while watching TV, the images suddenly became pixallations and as suddenly as they appeared they disappeared or spluttered between the 2 states.Then the TV would transmit normally again.The aerial was checked. The pixallations then stayed longer.
6 days of local creative goodness.
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ሰላም ለይቲ || Hope at Night curated by Tommie Love is a film photography series that centres Tommies culture, family life & identity. This is to communicate the intersectional experiences that’s lived by a Queer Gay Ethiopian New Zealander.
Photographers: Tommie Love, Mahadere Gebremichael & Koi Slevin
Creative Team: Mwewa Kasongo & Merhawit Gebremichael
Cast: Tommie Love, Mahadere Gebremichael, Merhawit Gebremichael, Abel Abraha Berhe, Dhan-nun Ismail Ahmed, Taila Oliver & Inshirah Mahal
Two generations of women showcasing their own art is the idea behind 17:72 Generations, featuring the ecological focus of Margaret Willard and the youthful work of Marie Burling.
An exhibition of prints by Joe Buchanan, a printmaker, scientist and activist and founder of Diatom Press, a linocut and letterpress studio based in Paekākāriki. Joe Buchanan’s work ranges from scientific illustration and natural history to social and political commentary.
Carbon Black is series of prints of organisms, chemistry and questions underlying the carbon cycle and climate change. It includes organisms involved in carbon sequestration and typographical work around the chemistry and politics of carbon.
Performance Art Week Aotearoa presents its 2021 festival: PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE.
As apart of a week long programme of performances, discussions, free breakfasts and workshops, we are also presenting two exhibitions. One of which is SPACE: MEDIA: VOICE by In_Process Collective presented at Thistle Hall, this exhibition will present 12 archival performance works by artists based in India.
Accompanying this exhibition, there will be the following events, performances, workshops:
“OKONOMI-YA” is a group exhibition held by artists and crafters in Wellington who are originally from Japan or have Japanese heritage. Each artist has their own style even though their origin is the same; some maintain a traditional Japanese style, while others are heavily inspired by New Zealand culture.
We held the exhibition last year and have received such positive feedback from many people. We are thrilled to share our various creations again. Their works include origami earrings, clay art, illustration, Japanese dolls, upcycled vintage garments, and more.