R0PE PL4Y (II)
Abigail Aroha Jensen
24/11/22 - 17/12/22
Nau mai, haere mai!
Come play with Aroha’s taura which was shown at Audio Foundation alongside Ruby Solly and Al Fraser’s sound work, Te Wheke. R0PE PL4Y(II) is a further investigation of how space can be bound with an intention for interaction and play. <3
R0PE PL4Y will be shown with a new audio piece by Abigail Aroha Jensen.
Pūoro play with friends from 6pm.
Kai and drink will be served after xx
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Ko te Whiri
Ko te whatu
R0PE PL4Y is an instrument by which whakapapa is created. A tool for learning. A driven life force. Mauri travels within the whiri and within the process. A turn to release, a turn to respite. Me aro koe ki te hā o Hine.
Many hands have been held by this harakeke.
Many hands will continue to touch it.
Harnessing found chimes, yet the harakeke found me, not a found object rather an intentional body to inspire play.
Binding space, binding body, without an audible cry, the whiri demands your attention.
Drawing you in to navigate and to respond. The piece plays you as much as you play it.
Nau mai ki te whakatangitangi.
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Abigail Aroha Jensen (Ngāti Porou, Ngai Taimanuhiri, Count Antrim) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Previous projects include: Inside my papahou: Ngā āhuatanga o te kuku o te tangata e te kēhua for group show, Ata koia! at Te Tuhi(2022) R.Boudoir(2022) RM Gallery, Lamentation of Ruataupare(2021) for collaborative group show, Te Pō, My Whare Bares Witness (2021) RM gallery, Manawa i te Kāniwha (2021) in collaboration with George Watson for Artspace Aotearoa; as well as Pūtahitanga Kura, their second collaboration for The Lightship – A contemporary arts platform at Bledisloe wharf on the Ports of Tāmaki Makaurau.
Abigail has been exploring the world of ngā Taonga Pūoro through her practice with fibre/found , installation and painting. Diving into oro and weaving together textures and field recordings of her environment to reflect the ever changing te taiao.
Abigail released a solo track PŪ0R0 PL4Y V0L001: under moniker, M4URI M4STA followed by PŪ0R0 PL4Y V0L002: Inside my papahou symphony No.2 as a continuation of her layered sound practice mixed for Blue Oyster Project Space.
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Design by Zoe Hannay
Photography by Sage Rossie
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