TOITŪ: Visual Sovereignty Documentary in select cinemas in Aotearoa NZ from November 13th! 🔥 Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Nelson, Tauranga 🔥
From sold out screenings at NZIFF we are excited to bring this film to cinemas for a limited time only. Check out the website www.toitufilm.nz to see venues and special Q&A screenings (link in bio). If you don’t see the film in your area reach out and let’s make it happen. Support independent distribution and buy some stunning merch designed by the amazing Tyrone Ohia @extendedwhanau
This film has been 5yrs in the making and we can’t wait to share it with you all.
@desrayeveryday@nigelborell@chelseawinstanley
Today:
Sun
Hibiscus
Ika mata
Fried bread
Chilli Chicken
Mussel chowder
hazelnut bullshit bits (not my creation)
espresso martini
@lissyandrudi@janine_divatmd@charles_phat1tmd we missed ya
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A monumental installation ‘Doorway to Night’ frames the darkness of bereavement, the finality of death; the loss of someone meaningful; a parent, a mentor, a lover, a friend; it articulates the experience of suspension, of accepting transition; of reconciling strength and weakness, conception and dissolution, lamentation and joy, writes Ngahuia Te Awekotuku of Brett Graham’s new offering at Gow Langsford. It is a whare mate (house of mourning) an acknowledgment of the passing of loved ones. A special project, a cathartic project. Ngā mihi Brett for making time to view it and connect. And today as you all remember the passing of your dad a year ago this day.
The work is on display for another week at the Onehunga gallery. 💜🌊🙏🏻
AOTEAROA ART FAIR
Firstly a massive mihi to Chantelle @temanawa_themovement and @nigelborell mō ngā manaakitanga ki a māua ōtira mātou, i rawe i miharo te kaupapa ra.
Great to catch up also with old & new friends and so Ngāi Toi te rangi, tū te pō ā tū te ao!
Here’s a taste of more works like this and now we (Janine and myself) head towards our show at Māngere art centre June the 13th no reira nau mai haere mai. ❤️💙💚🙏🏼
Photos credits to….
@benjaminwork@raymond_sagapolutele@nikaugabrielle@tanialewisrickard_artist
Special evening tonight with our Taumata Mareikura tohunga weavers ropu talking about the a rare 18th-century pauku (Mãori war cloak) on loan for the next five years to Tamaki Paenga Hira. Alongside members of Taumata Märeikura and Rachel Barclay, Curator at the Oriental Museum, we heard the insights into its unique making knowledge and how embodied knowledge and looking/observing and seeing as a form of research will play a part in reviving this unique kakahu. The pauku is one of only six of its kind in the world, with this one being the only pauku back here in Aotearoa at present.
‘Te Reo o te Ao Tawhito: The Language of the Old’ is name of this kaupapa and it’s a language made anew with the research over the next five years to reveal its unique making knowledge facilitated by @teahomutungakore , Taumata Māreikura, @kahutoite and @aucklandmuseum . A pleasure to be part of it tonight! ⚡️✨🌙
If your interested find out more via @teahomutungakore
In the spirit of all things apocalyptic, I received the most surprising request last year to include one of my works ‘Talking to the moon’ in a new Thames&Hudson book on Prophecies by Chris Dell @1000and18 In the chapter that looks at dreams: moemoeā Māori dreams ✨ just arrived
