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Joanna Margaret Paul: An Architectural Palimpsest

09 May 2025 Joanna Margaret Paul: An Architectural Palimpsest initiates recognition of architectural heritage preservation and highlights the Forrester Gallery’s grand historic infrastructure. Untitled (Forrester Gallery) (1997), by Joanna Margaret Paul, presents a point in time that has passed but is yet familiar, allowing us to imagine the memories and ‘souls’ of historic buildings.

Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444,  9400

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Floral Ecologies

09 May 2025 Floral Ecologies celebrates the therapeutic nature of flowers and the introduction of early domestic photography, documenting a progression from studios to intimate outdoor floral microcosms. As cameras became more accessible for everyday people, it became common to favour exterior spaces over studios. Floral Ecologies incorporates local archival imagery, Museum objects and collected artworks.

Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444,  9400

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He Pounamu Ko Āu

09 May 2025 Filmed entirely in Te Waipounamu, Tia Barrett’s (Waitaha, Ngāti Māmoe, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Tamainupō, Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato) He Pounamu Ko Āu (2022) explores wahine Māori identity and channels whakapapa through moving image, pounamu pūrākau (storytelling), mōteatea (sung poetry) and sound. Barrett’s mahi toi instils the importance of celebrating and preserving Te Ao Māori.

Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444,  9400

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Hononga Rohe - Regional Ties

09 May 2025 Hononga Rohe - Regional Ties presents a selection of contemporary art from the Forrester Gallery’s collection from the last 60 years, contextualising and locating them within the art historical discourse of Te Waipounamu. It acknowledges the accumulating strengths of the collection, acknowledging the generosity of residents, supporters, artists and the wider arts community.

Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444,  

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