Strands

Chevron Hassett, A Mountain That Doesn’t Move, 2019

Strands

Arapeta Ashton, Ayesha Green, Chevron Hassett, Ana Iti

The Dowse Art Museum
45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt

29 November 2019 – 22 March 2020

Highlighting the role of whanaungatanga, Strands brings together the work of Arapeta Ashton (Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Whanaunga, Ngāti Porou, Muriwhenua), Ayesha Green (Kai Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu), Chevron Hassett (Ngāti Porou, Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu) and Ana Iti (Te Rarawa).

Each of these artists has recently reconnected with the whenua they are from, undertaking journeys to meet whanau, to walk up a mountain, swim in a river or Te Moana Nui a Kiwa, or return to an indigenous practice. These experiences continue to inform their art making, either directly as documentation or more poetically, contributing to their work as an ongoing process of learning.