During his residency at Te Whare Hēra, Thompson produced Eight Limbs (2014) a series of C-type photographic prints of spiralling geometric images of Bidjara words.

Artist in residence Christian Thompson in discussion with Chelsea Nichols, curator of Modern Art at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Internationally-renowned Australian born, London based artist Christian Thompson (Bidjara People) (b. 1978) was the first recipient of Te Whare Hēra’s international artist-in-residence programme. Te Whare Hēra Wellington International Artist Residency is a joint initiative between Massey University’s Whiti o Rehua School of Art and Wellington City Council.