Join us for an exciting double exhibition launch! We will be opening both Tyrone Te Waa’s exhibition
Te Rūma Moenga / The Mattress Room (Memory Foam) in the Kids Gallery on level 1 and
Mood Ring 360° by Sereima Adimate, Chiara Garrett-Saladrau, and Garden Reflexxx in Marsden Gallery on ground level.
Start the day at 11am with our engaging
Stitching Moana Dreams | Casula Powerhouse workshop, which brings storytelling to life through artmaking.
At 2pm, the official proceedings will commence, giving audiences the chance to meet the artists and their exhibitions. This will then lead into a captivating ambient electric guitar set, from 3pm, by Joji Malani.
We can't wait for you to see these new exhibitions!
About the exhibitions
Mood Ring 360°In an immersive screen experience Sereima Adimate and Garden Reflexxx present a full-bodied iteration of
Mood Ring (2024)
: a portal into memory, family encounters, bridges to past selves, conflicts and resolutions shot entirely in Fiji. Adimate’s directorial debut is a long-form visual poem made with collaborators Chiara Garrett-Saladrau, Apimeleki Rainima, Lakatoi, and members of family around Fiji. An unlikely family portrait,
Mood Ring’s use of ‘emotional journalism’ (term coined by the filmmaker) foregrounds impressions and visions of female friendship as it pertains to growth.
Mood Ring is re-contextualised as a lateral experience: footage shot between 2022/23 boomerangs as a way of abstracting feelings that run throughout - what goes around comes around. This provides new entries into musings on cycles and the patterns of life, because everything happens for a reason, and then it happens again. In this way the film embodies the meaning of ‘going home’ as a part of growing up and away.
The film itself was shaped from 22+ hours of footage that included journal writing, iPhone recorded poetry, and handycam videography. Like the 360 Zoom mic recording the sounds of Sereima’s dad playing piano, this exhibition positions the audience in the middle of a spiritual emergency; its resolution, its hope, and responsibilities.
“Be True.” - Alifereti Welekoto
Made possible with support from Cement Fondu, Film Fiji, and special thanks to Fiji Film, Australian Cultural Fund, the Ministry of iTaukei Affairs, Fiji Airways, and the community of Eora/Sydney.
Te Rūma Moenga / The Mattress Room (Memory Foam)Tyrone Te Waa is a visual storyteller who was born in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. The artist invites audiences to enter his mind, which is led by a sense of wonder, curiosity, and exploration.
Te Rūma Moenga / The Mattress Room (Memory Foam) is a multi-functional art installation. The gallery is transformed into a soft and cozy dreamland with plush carpet covering the gallery surfaces, and a number of sculptural paintings artfully stacked against the walls.
The exhibition draws on Māori cultural experience, with specific references to
marae and
wharenui, to create an interactive environment which can be enjoyed by kids and adults together.
