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Te Ara Ātea Exhibition 2023: Herbarium
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NameTe Ara Ātea Exhibition 2023: Herbarium
DescriptionFebruary - July 2023
Te Ara Ātea
Herbarium brings together the work of six artists and a weaving collective, each exploring the history of human relationships with plants in Aotearoa. Reflecting on the way plants have been created, named, collected, controlled, protected, eradicated, or treasured, artists Ayesha Green, Conor Clarke, Louise Potiki-Bryant, Melissa Macleod, and Zina Swanson have made new artworks for display at Te Ara Ātea. Cora-Allan Lafaiki Twiss’ Plant Sampler series is on loan from the Lincoln University collection.
Te Kāhui Hono, a collective of weavers from Selwyn and Ōtautahi, have created a large-scale installation for the Community Lounge, drawing attention to the ongoing importance of harakeke within te ao Māori. Each weaver has utilised a variety of harakeke that they have whakapapa connections to, from collections cared for by Manaaki Whenua.
Herbarium invites audiences to think critically about the plant life they engage with on a daily basis, and the impact that our botanical collection histories, language, and growing environmental awareness has on what we value.
Ngā mihi i tō koutou tautoko: Ines Schönberger, Katarina Tawiri, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Oliver Roake, and Rob Palmer.
DateMarch 2023 - September 2023
DescriptionFebruary - July 2023 Te Ara Ātea
Herbarium brings together the work of six artists and a weaving collective, each exploring the history of human relationships with plants in Aotearoa. Reflecting on the way plants have been created, named, collected, controlled, protected, eradicated, or treasured, artists Ayesha Green, Conor Clarke, Louise Potiki-Bryant, Melissa Macleod, and Zina Swanson have made new artworks for display at Te Ara Ātea. Cora-Allan Lafaiki Twiss’ Plant Sampler series is on loan from the Lincoln University collection.
Te Kāhui Hono, a collective of weavers from Selwyn and Ōtautahi, have created a large-scale installation for the Community Lounge, drawing attention to the ongoing importance of harakeke within te ao Māori. Each weaver has utilised a variety of harakeke that they have whakapapa connections to, from collections cared for by Manaaki Whenua.
Herbarium invites audiences to think critically about the plant life they engage with on a daily basis, and the impact that our botanical collection histories, language, and growing environmental awareness has on what we value.
Ngā mihi i tō koutou tautoko: Ines Schönberger, Katarina Tawiri, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Oliver Roake, and Rob Palmer.
DateMarch 2023 - September 2023Image
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Te Ara Ātea Exhibition 2023: Herbarium (March 2023 - September 2023). Selwyn Stories, accessed 28/03/2025, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5271
