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Artist Talk: Shannon Te Ao
Shannon Te Ao two shoots that stretch far out (video still) 2013–14. HD video, single-channel, 13.22min, colour, stereo sound. Courtesy of the artist and Robert Heald Gallery, Wellington
Talk
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He’s just won New Zealand’s most prestigous art prize, now Shannon Te Ao (Ngāti Tuwharetoa) is showing at the Gallery.
Join 2016 Walters Prize winning artist, writer and curator Shannon Te Ao as he discusses his new exhibition on its opening day.
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Exhibition
Shannon Te Ao: Tā“nei Ao Kawa Nei
11 March – 23 July 2017
Tenderness and human longing are revealed in Shannon Te Ao’s award-winning video installations.
Interview
A Torch and a Light
Shannon Te Ao is an artist of Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent. In 2016 Te Ao won the Walters Prize for his works, two shoots that stretch far out (2013–14) and okea ururoatia (never say die) (2016). Working in video and other performative practices Te Ao investigates the implications of various social and linguistic modes. Assistant curator Nathan Pohio, himself a nominee for the 2016 Walters Prize, discussed working practice with Te Ao in December 2016.
