Opening Weekend - Sorawit Songsataya And Maata Wharehoka

Artists Sorawit Songsataya and Maata Wharehoka share insights into their work in 'Fibrous Soul', part of the Opening Weekend programming for the exhibition.

Sorawit Songsataya is a multimedia artist currently based in Aotearoa whose practice explores the many tangents that connect and redefine our understandings of subjectivity and ecology.

Parihaka-based artist and kaitiaki of Te Niho o Te Atiawa Parahuka marae Maata Wharehoka (Ngāti Tahinga, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Apakura, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Kuia), has been instrumental in the regeneration of kahu whakatere - tikanga Māori death and burial practices.


Image: Sorawit Songsataya, Amongst the people, detail, 2023, Ōamaru limestone, beeswax, shells, dried plants, synthetic nails and eyelashes, resin. Installation view at the Hocken Gallery, University of Otago Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo. Courtesy of the artist.