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WITCHBITCH presents: Statuesque Anarchy

Manu Vaea, Pati Solomona Tyrell and Sione Monu. Curated by Tanu Gago

WITCHBITCH presents: Statuesque Anarchy

10 March – 1 April 2017

Opening: Thursday 9 March, 5.30pm

Enjoy Gallery, Wellington

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Enjoy is pleased to present a new series of moving image works and public programmes by the artist collective WITCH BITCH, curated by FAFSWAG’s Tanu Gago.

WITCH BITCH came about through the constant talanoa had between the artists Manu Vaea, Pati Solomona Tyrell and Sione Monu regarding Polynesian spirituality as a drive towards a cultural discovery of self. WITCH BITCH’s moving image and performance pieces speak to their reclamation of space within the Vā – the contextual and metaphysical space that exists between all things.

Their work serves as a vessel for the re-writing and imagining of queer Polynesian spiritual experiences. As an expression of indigeneity that acts to connect them to other queer Brown bodies and in turn their communities, customs, heritage and spirits, Statuesque Anarchy further explores the trio’s experiences of living in diaspora in tandem with their exploration of spirituality.

This exhibition coincides with the Wellington Pride Festival | Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara and is accompanied by a public programme of free talks, screenings, and live performances on Saturday 11 March.

FAFSWAG Arts Collective acknowledge the support of Creative New Zealand in the development of this project.

Events

11 March, 7:30pm – WITCHBITCH: Performance Showcase

11 March, 2pm – WITCHBITCH: Artist Panel Discussion

Join artists Manu Vaea, Pati Solomona Tyrell and Sione Monu in conversation with Nina Tonga, Curator of Pacific Art at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, in relation to the exhibition Statuesque Anarchy.

Level 1/147 Cuba Street

Wellington

Aotearoa New Zealand

Enjoy Gallery