Rachael Rakena Rerehiko 2003. Multi-projection video environment (DVD Projections (2) and soundtrack). Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2004

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Rachael Rakena: Rerehiko

25 November 2017 –
11 March 2018

An immersive video installation by Kāi Tahu artist Rachael Rakena.

An immersive video installation by Kāi Tahu artist Rachael Rakena.

Rachael Rakena’s sensual video installation considers how the arrival of the internet effected change for Māori. Rerehiko suspends performers in a watery underworld, where haka, waiata and taiaha merge with streams of email, encouraging us to contemplate the world anew.