Re-Stor(y)ing Oceania

Overview

This pioneering Pacific Islander-led exhibition features site-specific works by artists Latai Taumoepeau and Elisapeta Hinemoa Heta, curated by Bougainville-born artist Taloi Havini. Through story, song, movement and activism, this compelling and thought-provoking happening invites the audience to connect with southern hemisphere communities and hear their calls for climate justice.

Heta's The Body of Wainuiātea is an architectural installation that encourages exchange, embodying the Māori ceremony of tikanga. Taumopeau's Deep Communion sung in minor (ArchipelaGO, THIS IS NOT A DRILL) reaches out to the audience to offer a collective ritual, where the viewer's movements become part of an invocation to protect the ocean.

The exhibition also includes conversations, other performances and opportunities for audiences to connect with Pacific communities, placing shared experiences and collective action around climate justice at the heart of this artistic event.