A text-based video work that reflects on the intangible possibilities of what happens to the spirit after death. Is the spirit able to more easily navigate the difficulties of a mixed Māori and Pākehā identity? Does it intrinsically know what direction to take between heaven and Hawaiki?
All the way to Te Rerenga Wairua (2017)
Other works by Ana Iti
Ana Iti
Treasures left by our Ancestors (2016)
A response to two permanent exhibitions at the Canterbury Museum.
Ana Iti
Howling out at a safe distance (2020)
Howling out at a safe distance reworks two 19th century editions of the Māori language newspaper Te Pīpīwharauroa to build an experimental narrative which explores ideas around language and understanding.
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Essay·Masons Screen
Thomasin Sleigh writes on three recent commissions—by Rangituhia Hollis, Rachel O'Neill, and Matilda Fraser—for Wellington public art space Masons Screen.