Nat Tozer

"A Sapling to Tie is a visual poem that considers the transitory spaces we occupy and the ways we are tethered to place. In particular, this work returns to the intimate sites of childhood imagination and memory, where huts were made and saplings were tied." — Nat Tozer

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.

A portrait of a family photo album left unintentionally exposed to the elements and processes of decay; a document of a family home in rural 1970s Aotearora, its memories are distorted but recognisable.

A public curiosity found at Ruakaka one summer camping trip shows collective engagement through the preservation of chewing gum. Quietly countering the reigning corporate paradigm, this small marvel, a tolerated totem of community and collective, persists.