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The face of a male figure shows a stern expression. Their head is enveloped by a series of green wavy tendrils, which point upright.

Lisa Reihana, Aratohu (detail), 2025. Two-channel UHD video, sound, colour; duration 11 min, 5 sec. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, gift of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū Foundation, purchased with the Together Endowment Fund, 2025.

Featured review

Aratohu!

By Hamish Win ·

"Is Lisa Reihana’s new film a masterclass in concise film making for the gallery setting?" Hamish Win writes on Lisa Reihana's Aratohu (2026).

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CIRCUIT is the leading voice for artist moving image in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Descending, ascending, regular, irregular (two-out-of-three)
Joe Jowitt

Descending, ascending, regular, irregular (two-out-of-three... (2026)

A public service announcement updating passers by on the latest developments in public stairway regulation.

Descending, ascending, regular, irregular (two-out-of-three)
Working III
Joe Jowitt

Working III (2024)

In his trademark suit and tie the artist undertakes a number of exercises in a gymnasium.

Working III
Working I
Joe Jowitt

Working I (2014)

In a public park the artist runs along various paths whilst dressed in a suit and tie.

Working I
Fountain (The Touch of You)
Benjamin Ord

Fountain (The Touch of You) (2022)

Treating the fountain as a camp choreographic form, this work commits to one looping gestural phrase that renders movement as an object able to be perpetually transported and re-staged.

Fountain (The Touch of You)
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Writing & podcast

This is a composite image from two sources. At left is thick seaweed on the top of the sea, at right a man walks across a rural field with his arms clasped behind his back.

Ka Mua Ka Muri: Sandy Wakefield and Andrew Black

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“In the local is the universal”. Sandy Wakefield (NZ) and Andrew Black (UK) discuss two films set on the island communities of Skye (Scotland) and Rakiura / Stewart Island (NZ).

Sandy Wakefield Andrew Black
A man in a blue suit and tie kneels on a concrete staircase facing the camera, as if to give an explanation. At top left we see a logo for the New Zealand government. On the screen, we see the words 'need of review'. The man's colourful socks cast doubt on his apparent authority and point towards satire.

An escalation: Joe Jowitt's Descending, ascending, regular, irregular (two-out-of-three) (2025)

Essay
By Morgan Ashworth ·

A site-specific commission by Joe Jowitt plays with the tropes of government regulation and beauracracy.

An escalation
At left a still from a film showing brown earth, with the text overlaid reading "So why should we buy back our land? Why should we not inhabit our territory?" At right a still of a surfer holding their palm to the camera. Text on their hand reads 'Titano-Magnetite'.

Ka Mua Ka Muri: Alex Monteith and Maria de Lima

Hosted by Mark Williams ·

"What care looks like". Maria de Lima (UK/ Brazil) and Alex Monteith (NZ) discuss using the moving image as a platform for global knowledge exchange and deep time awareness.

Alex Monteith Maria de Lima
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News and opportunities

Seen through the viewfinder of a camera, we see an image of a youth with braided hair. They are dressed in black and stand with their back to camera. At left we see the dials of the camera apparatus, used for setting exposure, light level and other functions.

Call for Applications: Mana Moana Residency

Professional development

CIRCUIT is pleased to invite applications for the 2026 Mana Moana Residency—a 10-week, full-time opportunity supporting an emerging Pasifika practitioner to develop their curatorial skills, networks, and knowledge.

Call for Applications: Mana Moana Residency
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