The exhibition Oceanic Visions /Te Moana Kite centres around the Pacific Ocean, the largest body of water covering approximately 63 million square miles and containing more than half of the free water on Earth.

Exploring multiple island perspectives, cosmologies and concerns, through the lens of the region’s wealth of cultural, environmental and geopolitical diversity, the gallery will be an open space that invites knowledge-sharing, immersive visual experiences and learning activities about the Pacific.

Participating artists are Taloi Havini and Michael Toisuta, UK-based Interislandcollective, Aotearoa NZ-based Mana Moana collective - led by Rachael Rakena, Mike Bridgman, Dr Karlo Mila, and John Pule.

Their works, activations and screening programme form a chorus of Pacific artists, poets, and community leaders expressing land sovereignty, community sharing, and care for the ocean’s well-being. 

Alongside the exhibition, we will present a screening programme of historical and contemporary films by Indigenous female filmmakers navigating the region’s interconnected knowledge systems and political struggles.