Tia Barrett (Waikato—Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tamainupō, Ngāi Tahu) is an Kirikiriroa-based artist predominantly working in lens-based practice.
A portrait of Maungakiekie One Tree Hill that weaves hononga (connection) to reimagine the existence of Kiekie, an indigenous climbing plant, on the tīpuna maunga.
A kaupapa Māori experimental short film exploring wahine Māori identity, unfolding through moving image, pounamu pūrākau (storytelling), mōteatea (sung Māori poetry), and ambient sound.
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.
Wild Wild Life: Artist Talk
Artists Layne Waerea, Leala Faleseuga, Gavin Hipkins, Jae Hoon Lee, Gabriel White and Tia Barrett discuss their video works for Wild Wild Life with curator Mark Williams.
Rematriation
A programme of six works by contemporary Māori artists, curated by CIRCUIT’s Kaitiaki Kiriata Tanya Te Miringa Te Rorarangi Ruka.
CIRCUIT Cast: Hihi Aho
A three-part podcast series of conversations unfolding from Rematriation, a programme of moving image works by contemporary Māori artists, hosted by writer Emma Hislop (Kāi Tahu).