Shona Rapira Davies: Ko te Kihikihi Taku Ingoa
Christchurch Art Gallery
A major installation remembering the peaceful resistance shown by the children of Waitara and Parihaka.
In the form of a tohorā (whale) tail, Ko te Kihikihi Taku Ingoa is a memorial to those tamariki who were killed or displaced by colonial forces during the New Zealand wars in Taranaki in the late 1800s.
Occupying the soaring spaces of the Gallery foyer, this work by senior artist Shona Rapira Davies (Ngāti Wai ki Aotea) recognises the connection between the Taranaki Wars and Ōtautahi Christchurch, where, in 1880, 160 peaceful protestors from Parihaka were imprisoned on Rīpapa Island in Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour.
Commissioned by Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre.
18 April 2025 – 19 April 2026
Curator: Chloe Cull
Location: Foyer
❊ When ❊
Date/s: Saturday 19th April 2025 - Sunday 19th April 2026
Times: 10am – 5pm Wednesday 10am – 9pm
❊ Where ❊
Christchurch Art Gallery | Te Puna o Waiwhetū View Venue
Corner Worcester Boulevard and Montreal Street Christchurch New Zealand Map
✆ Venue: (+64 3) 941 7300 | Event: (+64 3) 941 7300
❊ More Information ❊
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