Kanohi ki te Kanohi (Face to Face)

Abstract

'The work of Lisa Reihana (Nga Puhi, Ngati Hine, Ngai Tu) astutely weaves visual forms of cultural representation from historical and contemporary sources, nuanced from an urban background. Her work spans territories of film, animation, video, sound, documentary-making, photography, textile, architectural space and live action. Reihana remains an active and singular influence within the trajectories of time-based practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. In recent months she has earned an Arts Foundation Laureate Award, been short-listed for the Signature Art Prize in Singapore, and premieres two major new video projects, in Pursuit of Venus [infected] (2012-2014), a vast, multi-screen panoramic work, and the single channel Tai Whetuki House of Death (2015). Over the summer, Lisa spoke with Rhana Devenport about her practice.'