WANA 2025

WANA 2025 is an iteration and extension of WANA 2023, which presented Māori concepts of energies IHI (magnetic force), WEHI (awe/fear), and WANA (activation or outcome of IHI and WEHI), which artists were invited to respond to post-covid pandemic.

Today, our exhibition theme is “Rise of the Human spirit through concepts of ira tangata (human) or be ira atua (superhuman) and what the human spirit of tomorrow will look like. 

WANA considers these concepts in relation towards two forces colliding through artistic practice as artists are paired, bringing unique perspectives and skills to learn, share, and inspire one another, creating a powerful narrative of resilience and hope.

From half-lonely strangers, nostalgic childhoods, the erasing of memories, where graffiti meets its X and adornment embraces matriarchal strength, all these works are woven together as materials come alive through the mauri (life force)of their makers.