Our Place
Our Place
Karen Crisp, Sarah Davis and Russ Flatt (Ngāti Kahungunu)
The Arts House Trust
Pah Homestead
72 Hillsborough Road, Hillsborough, Auckland
28 June – 9 August, 2023
Karen Crisp, Pakuranga Hunt, Ōtuataua (1945), 2009, Archival Inkjet Print, Courtesy the artist
Original photograph published in the New Zealand Herald, 18 June 1945, p7.
Another version appears in Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Footprints 03204, courtesy of the Gunson family.
Our Place presents film and photography by Karen Crisp, Sarah Davis and Russ Flatt (Ngāti Kahungunu). These artists explore concerns of whenua at locations in Te Ika-a-Māui North Island, giving views of both the past and our present situation. Whenua is that which bonds us, our grounding, our place. It has deep layering through time and linkages, it can be often contentious and fraught. The flooding events of the 2023 Auckland Anniversary and Cyclone Gabrielle were traumatic events for many, highlighting that whenua continues to be a significant national issue.
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