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The spectacular art of Khatija Possum
The third generation of painters in her family, Khatija Possum is the granddaughter of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, a founding artist of the contemporary indigenous art movement in Australia. The artist…
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Rare breeds of New Zealand
The native flora and fauna of Aotearoa New Zealand is often newsworthy but what of its introduced species? From the earliest days of human habitation the islands have been home…
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The historic woolsheds of Aotearoa
New Zealand, at least by measurement of human habitation, is a young country and any building more than a century old is considered to be venerable. Meet New Zealand’s woolsheds……
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Tracks from the Spotify playlist
Indonesian Gendhing Gamelan The gamelan music of Indonesia is on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Made up mainly of percussive instruments, gamelan orchestras may include xylophones, gongs, metalophones, voices and…
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You’re Still Here
It is a commonality, losing someone, but we all experience that loss uniquely. Sometimes that experience is celebratory, joy for a full life. Sometimes it is not. Sometimes it is…
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Iris van Herpen
Iris van Herpen, the Dutch fashion designer, has just completed a show in Brisbane: Sculpting the Senses. The original show in Paris in 2023 provided the inspiration for the Australian…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
Each week the blog features a playlist that relates to its entries. The playlist is hosted on Spotify and you can listen to the audio on the player above or…
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Writing Cia-Cia… in Hangul
Cia-Cia is a language spoken by 93,000 Indonesians on Buton Island but written in Hangul, the Korean alphabet. In 2008 this unusual pairing started with the arrival to Seoul National…
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An evolution for the blog
Recently a reader asked about the links between the Spotify playlist and the articles on the blog. Each of the pieces that is on the playlist has something to do…
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Brides by Yvonne Todd
Yvonne Todd, a New Zealander who works in photography, has just ended a show at the Dowse Art Gallery in Pōneke Wellington: Brides. In this exhibition the artist has created…
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