Circuit
Featured work
Jamie Berry / Te Kahureremoa
Hiwa-i-te-rangi (2023)
A radio-inspired broadcast by DJ Moemoea takes us on a celestial journey through the nine stars of Matariki, concluding with Hiwa-i-te-rangi. A sacred female star and the youngest whetū of the Matariki cluster, Hiwa-i-te-rangi is connected to the promise of a prosperous season.
Recently added works
Food River (2024)
Food River documents the present day occupation of land around Ōkaiawa in Taranaki, previously the site of the dairy factories established by Thomas Joll in the 1880s.
Every existent in the world is in my room right now (2020)
The highs and lows of a family home in lockdown soundtrack scenes of the abstract, durational progression of dust particles through a series of small rooms.
Footpath fossil (breathe) (2020)
Radar footage of broken footpaths near and around Karangahape Rd, Tāmaki Makaurau reveal the traces of previous attempts at repair. Filmed during the COVID-19 lockdown, the work constructs a psychogeographic map as well as a record of poetic moments of urban decay.
Is it a rock, is it a mirror (2023)
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.
Writing & podcast
Hihi Aho: Sandy Wakefield
Hihi Aho: Sandy Wakefield
"Whanaungatanga is this gift we have as Māori to connect and to relate" — a kōrero between Emma Hislop (Kāi Tahu) and Sandy Wakefield (Ngapuhi, Ngāi Tahu), the second episode of the CIRCUIT Cast series Hihi Aho.
Observing Seismic Tension
Observing Seismic Tension
Bronwyn Holloway-Smith responds to the 2024 Masons Screen commissions and considers the potential contribution of public art to contemporary political discourse.
Hihi Aho: Tanya Te Miringa Te Rorarangi Ruka
Hihi Aho: Tanya Te Miringa Te Rorarangi Ruka
"To mark a mountain by a song" — a kōrero between Emma Hislop (Kāi Tahu) and Tanya Te Miringa Te Rorarangi Ruka (Ngāpuhi, Ngati Pakau and Waitaha), the first episode of the CIRCUIT Cast series Hihi Aho.
News and opportunities
Matariki Commission 2024
Antonia van Sitter (Te Māhurehure, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Whakaue) to produce her first moving image work for CIRCUIT’s Matariki Commission 2024