Te Tuhi at Parnell Station incorporates Te Tuhi Studios and Parnell Project Space. You can find out more about Te Tuhi at Parnell Station here.

Parnell Project Space engages with contemporary curators and artists who have an interest in experimental and social practices, providing an environment in which artists and curators can develop their practices and expand their networks. 

Curator: Jordan Davey-Emms

Jordan Davey-Emms is Te Tuhi’s 2024 Curatorial Intern, who is curating a programme under the name soft shell. Jordan’s programme takes place at Te Tuhi’s Parnell Project Space from June 2024 - March 2025.

The name soft shell references the tender bodies of crayfish and other crustaceans, revealed when their hard shells have been cast off to allow for growth. Jordan sees the internship as a similar short period for growth, located in Parnell where the Waipapa stream used to flow.

Jordan is interested in setting up soft shell as a flexible, friendly structure that supports artistic practice and community building. Soft shell will dig deeper into the themes and approaches Jordan experimented with at Wormhole Gallery and Studio in Edgecumbe: thinking about living inside ecologies; centering partnership and reciprocity; and playing with the sensory potential of exhibition making.

Soft shell is an opportunity to test this approach in a different context. How might a small-town-informed curatorial practice operate in the big city?

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Find all current exhibitions and forthcoming events at soft shell listed below.

If no exhibitions or events are showing, the gallery may be temporarily closed for installation. Please visit tetuhi.art to find out more about forthcoming exhibitions and events at soft shell.