Ko Te Ākau: Poetics of Land, Water and Sky - NAF

Ko Te Ākau is a visual arts installation and curated performance programme for live and virtual spaces, created for group and solo performances, within a design accurate, site-specific installation of lighting, sound design and video projection. The project references the collaborative works of artists Ralph Hotere and Bill Culbert and serves as the inspiration for exploring the poetics of Te Ākau, the space where the ocean meets the land, where the horizon connects land, water and sky.

The kaupapa of Ko Te Ākau is best served by ‘Mātiro Whakamua’ with a gaze firmly fixed on the horizon. The project is aesthetically futuristic and abstract, a vehicle for the past, present and future, performed by the living ancestral body of the artists.

In this shared space, performances journey us through remembrance, acknowledgement, and aspiration. The hope of a poetic land, water and sky is the horizon carried by the kaupapa, where the optimism and guidance of a human being in ceremonial performance places our imagination amongst the cosmos.

Unlike anything else, this is an exhibition, a performance, a gathering, a virtual experience, and a sharing, from one of our most extraordinary artists Charles Koroneho.

A special Nelson Arts Festival commission.

Created by Charles Koroneho for Te Toki Haruru and in collaboration with Filament Eleven 11.

Exhibition:
Weekdays 10.00am - 5.00pm
Saturdays 10.00am - 2.00pm

Performances:
Thu 20 Oct 5.00pm - 7.00pm
+ more to be announced

This event is part of the 2022 Nelson Arts Festival.