He Wai Apakura – Te Ara Pounamu | The River’s Lament – A Pathway of Treasures by Jo Ogier

Developed through a long-term research partnership between Hokonui Rūnanga and Eastern Southland Gallery, the exhibition brings together detailed depictions of indigenous plants, birds, insects and freshwater species with oral histories, archival research and mātauraka shared by kaumātua and other experts of this Southland region.

Field trips with the rūnanga’s environmental team informed Ogier’s exploration of mahika kai sites and the habitats that sustain them. Her paintings weave together species, their early names and associated places, inviting us to consider the relationships between waterways, biodiversity and cultural memory.

Please join us for the opening: Thursday 26 November, 6.30pm