Layne Waerea, (Waiting for) Free Rain, video still, 2014. Courtesy of the artist.
Photo Credit
Artists
- Layne Waerea
- Suzanne Tamaki
- Christopher Ulutupu
- Elisabeth Pointon
- Turumeke Harrington
- Jessicoco Hansell
- Natalie Robertson
- Hemi Macgregor
- Danny Butt
The artists in this exhibition are consummate boundary-crossers, slipping through loopholes and outwitting the confines of constructs. Observation and dualities are their main tools, but it’s humour and absurdity that allows them to sneak past the boundary lines.
In seeking to position play, humour and mischief as Indigenous tools, the exhibition loosely draws inspiration from Trickster discourse as evidence both that mischievous, cheeky and humorous strategies have a long Indigenous history and that mischief can have a transformative intent.
Armed with humour and a sly wink, the artists demonstrate a curiosity and appetite that tests the boundaries of the world, and sometimes, the gallery.
Opening Hours
- Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm
- Sunday, 11am - 4.30pm
Address
- Corner of Norrie & Parumoana Streets (17 Parumoana Street)
- Porirua City Centre, 5022
The artists in this exhibition are consummate boundary-crossers, slipping through loopholes and outwitting the confines of constructs. Observation and dualities are their main tools, but it’s humour and absurdity that allows them to sneak past the boundary lines.
In seeking to position play, humour and mischief as Indigenous tools, the exhibition loosely draws inspiration from Trickster discourse as evidence both that mischievous, cheeky and humorous strategies have a long Indigenous history and that mischief can have a transformative intent.
Armed with humour and a sly wink, the artists demonstrate a curiosity and appetite that tests the boundaries of the world, and sometimes, the gallery.
