Kā Kaupapa o te Wā
What’s On
Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga
A selection of Pacific tāoga from the Canterbury Museum in conversation with contemporary artworks that highlight the continued strength in culture and traditional art forms.
Mark Adams: A Survey | He Kohinga Whakaahua
A comprehensive survey spanning the artist's career.
Ana Iti: Ngahere Behind a Pile of Metal
An immersive installation considering the legacies of deforestation and significance of kauri trees.
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Late night Wednesday until 9pm
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Free entry, free wifi
Collection
Sarah Hudson Reconnect
E kore a Parawhenuamea e haere ki te kore a Rakahore ~ Freshwater does not go without rocks.
Sarah Hudson spent several years immersing herself in the practices of her tūpuna Māori, researching the way rocks, clay and soils have been used as a material for personal adornment, art-making, ceremony and medicine. In this work she explores the relationship between land, water and body through ritual. As she applies grey uku to her body, face and hair, water and earth come together to make rich new textures and colours. Clay objects, returned to the river, bear the marks of these rituals. The relationship between earth and water is established with whakapapa and communicated through te reo Māori, as evident in the above whakataukī.
Parawhenuamea ~ the personification of freshwater
Rakahore ~ the personification of rock
tūpuna Māori ~ Māori ancestors
uku ~ clay
whakapapa ~ genealogy, lineage
te reo Māori ~ the Māori language
whakataukī ~ proverb
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil (from August 2024)
Collection
Sarah Hudson Remember
E kore a Parawhenuamea e haere ki te kore a Rakahore - Freshwater does not go without rocks.
Sarah Hudson spent several years immersing herself in the practices of her tūpuna Māori, researching the way rocks, clay and soils have been used as a material for personal adornment, art-making, ceremony and medicine. In this work she explores the relationship between land, water and body through ritual. As she applies grey uku to her body, face and hair, water and earth come together to make rich new textures and colours. Clay objects, returned to the river, bear the marks of these rituals. The relationship between earth and water is established with whakapapa and communicated through te reo Māori, as evident in the above whakataukī.
Parawhenuamea ~ the personification of freshwater
Rakahore ~ the personification of rock
tūpuna Māori ~ Māori ancestors
uku ~ clay
whakapapa ~ genealogy, lineage
te reo Māori ~ the Māori language
whakataukī ~ proverb
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil (from August 2024)
