E Hoki Mai Nei Ki Te ūkaipō

E hoki mai nei ki te ūkaipō | Return to Your Place of Nourishment brings together works by four wāhine Māori artists which explore narratives of pakanga|conflict through toi|art.

This exhibition aims to create a dialogic space in which the artworks reflect and challenge the current troubled economic and political landscape. In this show, the four artists weave together their unique practices and stories to present a cohesive yet diverse examination of conflicts, with a particular focus on the artists’ own whānau and hapū narratives.

Ultimately, this collection of works interrogates political strategies that have exploited division and discord through carefully curated histories. This collection is also a reclamation of those narratives and histories by descendants who live in the aftermath of their ancestors’ mamae|pain.