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Anahera Totoro, Tika? (2026)
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But How Much Is Enough to Nourish the Stars?
But How Much Is Enough to Nourish the Stars?
"... the work’s accessibility ...allows ritual to be lived within the conditions many people already inhabit." - Tanya Ruka writes on Anahera Totoro's commission for Matariki 2026.
Recently added works
Installation Documentation: Eveningness (2026)
Video documentation of Sonya Lacey's Eveningness, an installation at the Whangārei Art Museum 22 February – 21 June 2026.
Te Mamaeroa (2024)
In Matamata, the artist revisits ancestral whakapapa before the town was recast as a location for Hollywood blockbuster franchise The Lord of the Rings.
Writing & podcast
Free to Choose: a conversation with Bahar Noorizadeh
Free to Choose: a conversation with Bahar Noorizadeh
In conjunction with her exhibition at Te Tuhi, Bahar Noorizadeh (IR/CA) speaks to Alena Kavka about her operatic sci fi film Free to Choose.
The hands also look
The hands also look
Jess Clifford unfurls the manifold layering of voice, vision, and home in The Blue Dome, a solo exhibition by Selina Ershadi at Artspace Aotearoa.
Sonya Lacey, Eveningness: 22 February – 21 June 2026, Whangārei Art Museum
Sonya Lacey, Eveningness: 22 February – 21 June 2026, Whangārei Art Museum
"What if we can’t distinguish this circadian rhythm as natural? What if it just doesn’t work? What was it like before Maui tamed the sun? Or in that preternatural zone before Tane cleaved his parents apart?" - Hamish Win writes on Sonya Lacey's installation Eveningness.
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Mana Moana Resident: Mauatua Fa'ara-Reynolds
CIRCUIT's 2026 Mana Moana Resident is Mauatua Fa'ara-Reynolds.