Areta Wilkinson Moa-Hunter Fashions Series: Vertebra I, II, III (detail) 2017. 24-carat Ōtākou gold, flax bailing twine. Courtesy of the artist and Two Rooms, Auckland. Photo: Studio La Gonda
18 September 2020 – 8 February 2021
Artist Areta Wilkinson recalls whakapapa through object making.
Through studio practice and applied research, Wilkinson expresses concepts of Ngāi Tahu whakapapa (genealogy links and relationships) and mahinga kai customary sites of natural resources and cultural production. Like her ancestors before her she utilises local resources for the task at hand – hammerstones from the Waimakariri and Rakahuri Ashley Rivers, local pigments, clays and gold.
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Curator:
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Exhibition number:
1099
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Artist interview
Ka pai e whanaunga
Nathan Pōhio: We’re going to do this whānau styles.
Areta Wilkinson: Totally. We’re going to indigenise the interview process.
NP: Tēnā koe Areta, ngā mihi nui. Your project Moa-Hunter Fashions is primarily concerned with, or comes from, thinking around whakapapa and geological history, so let’s start by talking about that, and how it pertains to what you’re doing in the exhibition.
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All Art All Summer at Christchurch Art Gallery
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