Once Were Gardeners is an exhibition by artist and carver Ngaroma Riley, currently showing at Season Gallery. It comprises a group of painted carvings that draw inspiration from a lecture of the same name by the late Moana Jackson.
The carvings reflect on and celebrate precolonial Māori life, and emphasise the fact that a core meaning of the term Māori is ‘natural’.
Beth had a kōrero with Ngaroma about Once Were Gardeners and the carving process.
Sofia spoke with artist Séraphine Pick about her exhibition Rider Instinct currently on at Te Uru Gallery. With several of the works exhibited with ceramic components and found objects, Rider Instinct brings together selected works from Pick’s practice: works on paper and her ‘combined paintings’.
Beth had a chat with artist and weaver Ngaroma Riley about her exhibition Once Were Gardners showing at Season Gallery. It comprises a group of painted carvings that draw inspiration from a lecture of the same name by the late Moana Jackson.
And for Stage Direction today, Alice Canton chats to Oli Mathieson and Paige Downard from Black Grace about the show, The Next Wave, on at the Herald Theatre.
To round off the show, we have your weekly Arts Guide!
Featuring an interview with Mel Parsons, a chat with Wiri Donna about the just-announced tour of Aotearoa, Travelling Tunes with Dr Kristen Zemke, and Viewmaster with Litia.
Playlist
London Grammar - Wasting My Young Years (Henrik Schwarz remix)
Fold - Concrete Things
Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Sorry I Am Late
Aaradhna - Mango Tree (Children Of Zeus Remix)
Molly Payton - Devotion
Mel Parsons - 5432
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
CHAII - Safar
Mel Parsons - 5432
mary in the junkyard - Ghost
J.J Cale - Let me do it to you (Maze Soundz Edit)
Yaeji - Booboo
Scribe - Not Many The Remix! feat. Savage & Con Psy
A huge announcement! 95bFM presents Wiri Donna at Double Whammy! Wiri Donna phones in from Pōneke to talk about the upcoming tour to celebrate the release of the EP In My Chambers. Whakarongo mai nei!
Auckland Council's Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway lays out a series of targets for reducing Auckland's transport emissions by almost 65% within the next 6 years.
Some of the goals include cutting car trips from making up 94% of distance travelled around the city to 47%, pump cycle trips up from 1% to 5% and increase bus trips from 3 % to 12%.
Additionally, next week is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori.
The week is a wider government sponsored initiative intended to promote the use of te reo Māori as well as awareness, education, and public engagement.
For our weekly catch up with Auckland Council, Sofia spoke to Councillor Julie Fairey about both of these topics.
TOI come up to the studio playing two of thier new songs 'Get to Know You' and 'Wired' chatting thier new album WAVES which comes out tomorrow. Some great live action!
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