Meretoto – Wero

Meretoto/Ship Cove - encounters 250 years on

Neil Pardington, Denise Copland, Michel Tuffery, Nigel Brown, Barry Cleavin, John Walsh
19 November to 13 December 2019

Leading fine artists respond to Meretoto (Ship Cove), 250 years on from first encounters between Māori and Captain James Cook. They explore concepts of received histories, connections with Tupaia, ideas around motifs of colonisation. More details below.

Is Land
Nigel Brown

Is Land
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Nigel Brown

On the Naming and Renaming of Islands
Gregory O’Brien

The Island
John Walsh

Tāmataaga
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John Pule & Greg O’Brien

Firmament
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John Pule & Greg O’Brien

Tūleva
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John Pule & Greg O’Brien

Malu
John Pule & Greg O’Brien

Five Finger Maquette
Jim Wheeler

Pacific Mandala
Jim Wheeler

Mangemange Genesis
Jim Wheeler

After Sea/Sky/Stone
Graham Bennett

Hidden Depths
Graham Bennett

A New Map
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Wayne Seyb

World Apart
Graham Bennett

Gauge II, III
Graham Bennett

Eclipse
Graham Bennett

Kuaka
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Manu Berry

Huia
Manu Berry