Events
In Conversation with Clément Verger
Te Whare Hēra, in collaboration with Te Papa Tongarewa, would like to welcome you to an artist talk to be given by the first artist-in-residence for 2025, French artist-researcher Clément Verger. Join us for a presentation given by Verger followed by a discussion with Acting Head of Art, Curator Historical New Zealand Art Dr Rebecca Rice, Curator Māori and Indigenous Modern and Contemporary Art Isaac Te Awa (Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu, Waitaha, Ngā Puhi), and Curator of Botany Dr Carlos Lehnebach.
Clément Verger – Artist Talk
Clément, a French artist-researcher exploring the hidden stories behind the landscapes of the Anthropocene Epoch, is currently the Villa Antipode artist-in-residence at Te Whare Hēra. Combining art with scientific research, his work delves into how plant species travel and take root across the globe.
City Awakening & Illegal Architecture
In this talk, Roan Ching-Yueh will share two of his curatorial projects in Taiwan that tested bottom-up design possibilities in modern Asian cities. Through these, he asks: what conventional cultural, social, moral and religious structures are we losing through the emergence of a global singular system? In which directions might a modern Taiwan city evolve, and can architects build from an angle closer to reality?
Online Artist Talk Cat Auburn and Christine Borland
We invite you to join us for an online discussion between artists Cat Auburn and Christine Borland facilitated by Sarah McClintock, as they talk about their current exhibition Approaching Home.
a palmful of water – Artist Talk
Join artists Chloe Mason, Samson Dell, Virginia Woods-Jack, Lily Dowd and Belinda Whitta in conversation as they wander through the theme of water that is grounding this exhibition. Each artist will speak to their own photographic pieces and processes, touching on the positionality of their practice within sustainable and alternative analogue photography.