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Quentin Roake: New Waka – Postponed
Dawn at Rapaki. Photo: Quentin Roake
Dawn at Rapaki. Photo: Quentin Roake
Friends
Past event
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
$10, $5 Friends, students with ID free
Quentin Roake, architect, designer and waka builder discusses his journey helping translate traditional Māori and Pasifika waka into practical, affordable contemporary forms.
The project's core intention is to provide a practical means to bring our peoples together; one that recognises the importance of our founding cultures, that addresses our shared histories and opens pathways to a co-created future. Or "getting the next generation in the same boat," as Roake puts it.
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Exhibition
Te Wheke: Pathways Across Oceania
3 July 2022
Experience the Gallery’s collection from the perspective of our place in Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, the Pacific Ocean.
Commentary
The Seas are Rising: So Are We
In Te Ao Māori the whakataukī “He toka tū moana” pays homage to the rock that withstands the sea as a metaphor for human strength in our cultural or political beliefs, whatever may come. But while the rock is steadfast, the octopus Te Wheke is a shape-shifter, canny and malleable.
Commentary
Te Wheke: Pathways Across Oceania
Every few years, the curatorial team at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū embarks on a major rehang of the first-floor collection area. It’s no small undertaking finding fresh ways to combine long-held, well-known works and new acquisitions, looking for combinations that will offer compelling viewing, immersive storytelling and intellectual engagement to our wide and evolving visitor base. This time, director Blair Jackson added another dimension to our task, challenging us to reimagine the physical orientation of the spaces to encourage visitors to interact with the architecture in a completely different way.
Product
Te Wheke: Pathways Across Oceania
Ken Hall, Nathan Pohio, Felicity Milburn, Lara Strongman and Peter Vangioni, with Stephanie Oberg
$19.99