Still from 29.09.2009 Tribute to Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga (2013) John Vea
John Vea talks about hypnotising the audience with the mahi.
How does the method of a works making afford its participants anything? Ahead of his participation in the CIRCUIT Symposium Phantom Topologies we caught up with artist John Vea to discuss translating the stories of others, and hynotising the audience with the mahi (work).
Interviewer: Mark Amery. Thanks to Nova Paul, Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and Tautai Pacific Arts Trust.
Comic Release: Sean Grattan
"If I didn't laugh, I'd cry." — a conversation between Joe Jowitt and Sean Grattan, the first episode of the CIRCUIT Cast series Comic Release.
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.