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Between what we see and what we know: Emily Parr’s Through the time spiral: ʻOli ʻUla
Between what we see and what we know: Emily Parr’s Through the time spiral: ʻOli ʻUla
Hana Pera Aoake considers the poetic and generative role of whakapapa—a means of creating layers—in Emily Parr's Through the time spiral: ʻOli ʻUla (2021).
Recently added works
Erotic Geologies (trailer) (2024)
A sci-fi parable that seeks knowledge from the underground, Erotic Geologies follows protagonists Rangi and Liberté, characters inspired by both Māori mythologies surrounding the figures of Ranginui and Papatūānuku’s children, and Greek figures Deucalion and Pyrrha.
Kaikōura Lights (2023)
Kaikōura Lights recontextualises 16mm film footage sourced from TV1’s investigative coverage of the Kaikōura lights on 3 Jan 1979, possibly New Zealand’s most famous UFO sighting.
Writing & podcast
Erotic Geologies: Nat Tozer
Erotic Geologies: Nat Tozer
"There is a vitality that is held in the earth" — a kōrero between artist Nat Tozer and CIRCUIT director Mark Williams on the occasion of the Aotearoa premiere of Erotic Geologies, Tozer's most complex work to date.
Art/Action
Art/Action
Artists Dieneke Jansen and Heleyni Pratley discuss using art as a tool for social justice, moderated by Mark Williams and presented at Enjoy Contemporary Art Space in association with the exhibition Homing Instinct.
Hihi Aho: Tia Barrett
Hihi Aho: Tia Barrett
"I see the environment as a creative partner" — a kōrero between Emma Hislop (Kāi Tahu) and Tia Barrett (Waitaha, Ngāti Māmoe, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Tamainupō, Ngāti Maniapoto), the third and final episode of the CIRCUIT Cast series Hihi Aho.
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Jake Kīanō Skinner and Noel Meek at the BFI London Film Festival 2024
Jake Kīanō Skinner (Ngāti Rangitihi, Tūhoe) and Noel Meek's commission Two Stones | Rua Kōhatu (2024) has been selected to screen in this year's BFI London Film Festival