Angela Tiatia

The Dark Current (2023) is the Aotearoa New Zealand’s debut presentation of this major moving image installation by Angela Tiatia (Aotearoa, Australia, Sāmoa). Made over three years, The Dark Current is an ambitious production that weaves together Tiatia’s matrilineal heritage, Samoan culture, and Pacific myth-making to chart a new path forward. Exploring migration, femininity, and the digital and physical realms, the work blurs the boundaries of reality through 3D software, cinematography, and performance to create a rich and immersive experience. 

Commissioned by The Ian Potter Cultural Trust under the Ian Potter Moving Image Commission for exhibition by ACMI.  Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan + Strumpf, Australia.