Being Light: art in the age of new consciousness explores light across the cultures and ideologies of Maori, Navajo, Mayan, Pueblo and Western Europe. Based on the idea that everything is interconnected, the exhibition includes works of art, cultural artifacts, whale song and living plants. The new consciousness relates to combining indigenous cultures, art, science [...]
Intercreate.org projects and exhibitions This page has introductory information about Intercreate.org projects, which include our biennial project SCANZ, exhibitions in Albuquerque, Istanbul, Rio and in Aotearoa New Zealand. Upcoming We are currently working on exhibition projects for Sydney, Santa Fe and Nga Motu New Plymouth. SCANZ 2015 will most likely be themed Wai (water) and [...]
One Man is an Island, 2009, Rachael Rakena (Iwi – Ngai Tahu, Nga Puhi), High definition video, courtesy of Bartley and Company Art, Wellington
Uncontainable-second-nature (Te Kore-Rongo-Hungaora)is curated by Ian Clothier with an advisory panel of Nina Czegledy, Trudy Lane and Tengaruru Wineera, for ISEA 2011 Istanbul. The exhibition crosses cultural and discipline boundaries. A cultural bridge has been constructed, providing a framework of both Maori and European knowledge. Five themes from within European and Maori world views were [...]
Curated by Ian Clothier with an advisory panel of Nina Czegledy, Tengaruru Wineera and Trudy Lane, a bridge between Maori and European cultures of Aotearoa New Zealand has been constructed. The cultural bridge interconnects both Maori and European knowledge at the level of summary. Five themes from within European and Maori world views were located. [...]
Te Taiao Māori, 2011, Dr Te Huirangi Waikerepuru, (Iwi – Tribes: Taranaki, Whānui, Nga Puhi, Taitokerau), Mātauranga Maori
Te Kore – Street of Breaths, 2011, Sophie Jerram and Dugal McKinnon, Audio and sound system
Mauri Wai Mauri Ora, 2011, Jo Tito (Iwi – Tribes: Taranaki, Ngāti Pikiao, Tūhourangi-Ngāti Wāhiao), Taranaki stone & acrylic paint Jo Tito Is a Māori artist, passionate about sharing the importance of connection and helping people reconnect to who they are. A self-taught photographer, she is also a multi-media artist who combines storytelling, nature and [...]
One strand of my current research is about how the shark’s electrosensory system evolved, from simple(r) creatures that drifted with the ocean currents, gathering small amounts of information that enabled them to alter the probability of where they ended up, to sophisticated creatures extracting every bit of information from every available channel in the environment and picking a path through it. Seems to me there’s a story there, about art and science and storytelling as ways of seeing and navigating.
One Man is an Island, 2009, Rachael Rakena (Iwi – Ngai Tahu, Nga Puhi), High definition video, courtesy of Bartley and Company Art, Wellington