Artist

  • Xoë Hall (Kāi Tahu)
christchurchartgallery.org.nz

Dancing across the bunker are Hine-tītama, the flashing red dawn, who becomes Hine-nui-te-pō, the night queen and receiver of souls in the afterlife. Mahuika, atua of fire, appears with her flaming manicure, shining a light on the past, while being a torch for the future. The trickster Māui is shown in lizard form, referencing the time he tried to crawl through Hine-nui-te-pō to reverse the cycle of death and she awoke, slamming her thighs shut on that idea, and therefore bringing mortality to all mankind.

Opening Hours

  • Open daily, 10am – 5pm, Wednesday, 10am – 9pm

Address

  • Corner Worcester Boulevard and Montreal Street
  • Ōtautahi Christchurch, 8140