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Manukau-based Leilani Kake is recognised for an evocative
performance-based practice that references ritual and tradition,
family and relationships. Ngā Hau E Whā - The Four
Winds is a new, powerful and poetic video installation from
this talented artist, curated by Ema Tavola for Fresh Gallery
Otara. Presenting four women emerging from water, the videos
confront the cultural taboo of nudity and the issues, politics and
histories relating to perceptions of the body for Māori and Pacific
women.
On during White Night, 12 March, 6:00pm -
midnight. Join Fresh for an artist talk and live music from FMC VXN
and friends. Artist talk: 6:30pm - 7:30pm.
Ngā Hau E Whā - The Four Winds' debut in Otara is
significant; Fresh Gallery Otara's links to its local community are
its foundation, providing art experiences deeply informed by that
specific socio-political landscape. Disproportionate statistics of
preventable cancers in Māori and Pacific communities inspired Kake
to create a work to engage this community in intercultural and
intergenerational discourse around perceptions of the body, health
and wellbeing. The work also exposes the inextricable links
between Polynesian femininity and power, control and religion,
sexuality and privacy.
Fresh Gallery Otara is a facility of Auckland Council
In Conversation: Monday
14 March, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Where: Speigeltent, Festival Garden
Artist talk: Saturday 12 March, 6:00pm
Panel discussion: Postponed. Please contact
Fresh Gallery Otara for new dates.
Where: Fresh Gallery Otara
Hours:
Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm / Sat, 8am-2pm
IMAGE: Leilani Kake, Nga Hau E
Wha. Courtesy of the artist and Fresh Gallery Otara.
This exhibition contains nudity
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