In Conversation

Cora-Allan with Isaac Te Awa with interactive painting performance

A conversation between artist Cora-Allan (Ngāpuhi, Ngātitumutumu, Niue; Alofi, Liku) and Isaac Te Awa (Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu, Waitaha, Ngāpuhi), Curator Mātauranga Māori at Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of NZ.

After the talk Cora-Allan will lead an interactive performance with the artwork Tae o te Aotearoa (2023), guiding the audience to fill in whenua shapes with whenua paint that pertains to whenua they whakapapa or have a connection to.

[Cora-Allan Encountering Aotearoa toolkit 2023. Courtesy of the artist]