Kete Aronui:

Read, Watch, Make

WELCOME TO GUS FISHER GALLERY’S DIGITAL LIBRARY, KETE ARONUI, WHERE YOU CAN READ ESSAYS ABOUT OUR EXHIBITIONS, WATCH VIDEOS AND BE INSPIRED WITH ACTIVITIES. 

Reading list

She could lie on her back and sink

Find a list of recommended readings to learn more about the artists, witchcraft and texts that informed the exhibition.

Watch

Recording: Hormone-Extraction Action with Mary Maggic

On 27 April 2023, artist and researcher Mary Maggic presented an evening of “fuzzy biological sabotage” via Zoom webinar as part of our exhibition The sentiment of flowers. In this recording of the workshop, hear from Mary about their practice of bio-hacking (a do-it-yourself biology) alongside short screenings and a live demonstration of their Estrofem Lab workshop hormone-extraction action.

Activity

BUILD A FLOWER WALL

Inspired by our exhibition The Sentiment of Flowers, we’ve transformed our corridor into a paper garden of visitors’ flower creations. We invite you to create your own flower wall at home using the instructions below. 

Essay

TO RENDER LIFE DELIGHTFUL

Simon Gennard

Activity

Storytelling through Sāmoan art

A youth workshop series with Jasmine Tuiā based on the exhibition Creation Stories.

Activity

Storytelling through Sāmoan dance

A youth workshop series with Teuila Hughes based on the exhibition Creation Stories.

Essay

Videograms of a Revolution

Volker Pantenburg

In conversation

Creation Stories

Simon Denny and Karamia Müller

Essay

Turning a page, starting a chapter

Olive Wilson

Listen

In conversation with Emily Parr

Essay

I multiply each day

Dilohana Lekamge

Activity

Introduction to ceramic sculpture

Becky Richards

Zine

COOKED: culinary adventures

2020–2021

Shania Pablo, Chani Balmer, Reah Somerville and Anneka Scholtz

Essay

From our Beautiful Square

Huni Mancini

Activity

Family activity: fun from home

Activity

Make your own zine

Essay

LOVE AND ROBOTS THROUGH A SCANNER DARKLY

Samuel Te Kani

Essay

Happiness in the Age of Personalised Corporations, Smart Tech, and Digital Media

Alena Kavka

Essay

The People’s Communications Commission Report on Racist Broadcasting

Divyaa Kumar

Dissertation

The Subversive Potential

Tara Parsons

Essay

To queer or not to queer

Samuel Te Kani

Essay

Becoming Chinese

Vanessa Mei Crofskey

Essay

The gulf of language

Ardit Hoxha

Essay

A response to Language Gulf in The Shouting Valley

Talei Si’ilata

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