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Visiting Curator: Mary Pansanga
Bangkok-based curator Mary Pansanga is visiting Aotearoa to present Space-Body Entanglement, a programme of Thai artists' video
Recently added works
Mānawatia te Whenua, Mānawatia te Tangata (2024)
Antonia van Sitter returns home to Manupirua Bay on the edge of Lake Rotoiti, where her whānau are the kaitiaki of the area’s natural geothermal springs, overlaying footage of the lake with drawings of local pūrākau and the intangible qualities of Māoritanga.
Empty Vessels (2024)
Empty Vessels traces the movement of ships carrying phosphate rock from the Western Sahara to the Otago Peninsula.
Swirling Water (The Power that Flows Through Us) (2022)
The Power that Flows Through Us explores the construction and political context around the Clyde Dam, the third-largest hydroelectric plant in Aotearoa, and a legacy of Robert Muldoon’s 'Think Big' initiative.
Writing & podcast
Art/Action
Art/Action
Artists Dieneke Jansen and Heleyni Pratley discuss using art as a tool for social justice, moderated by Mark Williams and presented at Enjoy Contemporary Art Space in association with the exhibition Homing Instinct.
Hihi Aho: Tia Barrett
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.
She calls to it with a new name
She calls to it with a new name
Kirsty Baker considers creation, expansion, and the contingencies of mystic Hildegard Von Bingen's Lingua Ignota in Sriwhana Spong's a hook but no fish (2017).
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Call for Proposals: Masons Screen Commissions 2024/25
CIRCUIT invites proposals for the next annual series of artist commissions for Masons Screen