Te Wai Ngunguru: Nomads of the sea

Nomads of the Sea (2018), Lisa Reihana. © the artist. Image courtesy of the artist & Sally Dan Cuthbert Gallery 

Through reimagined narratives based in factual research and primary source material, Lisa Reihana examines the culture and history of Māori and South Pacific Islander peoples.

She employs performance, photography and installation as well as video and animation, which are often combined in works to create rich cinematic tableaus.

Reihana’s immersive 3D installation Nomads of the Sea (2018) weaves historical fact with fiction to explore the social tension between cultural leadership, spiritual custom and egotistical desire in the face of foreign political challenge in 1800s New Zealand.

QVMAG is proud to display this artwork during the Ten Days on the Island 2023 festival.

 

This exhibition is now closed. 

Queen Victoria Art Gallery at Royal Park

4 March – 28 May 2023  

 

QVMAG is proud to display this artwork during the Ten Days on the Island 2023 festival.