Event Details
calendar_todayWednesday 23 April 2025 to Wednesday 14 May 2025
schedule 10:00AM - 4:00PM
location_onIlam Campus Gallery
paidFree
About the Event
Exhibition open from 4pm, Wednesday 23 April
Opening event 5pm Thursday 1 May
When housing hits the headlines we hear stories of deficit, dysfunction and blame delivered by experts and political leaders. But where are the citizen voices? Can creativity play a role in addressing this media bias? Grounded in socially engaged creative practice, Where we live presents three community art projects that channel the experiences, dreams and protests of citizens who want their housing stories to be known.聽聽
Ko te Reo 艒 Ng膩 T膩ngata 鈥 The People鈥檚 Voice (2023) charts a co-creation process with 30 Wellington social housing tenants who came together as an editorial team of writers, poets, photographers, artists and a crossword maker. Their work hit the streets as an outdoor exhibition and 32,000 newspapers.聽
Ka Mua Ka Muri (2024) features one collaboration from a Tair膩whiti-based project exploring just transitions for whenua and wh膩nau, highlighting the impact of climate resilience on housing and community well-being.聽
Homes for All is developmental work from an activist project arising from David Cook鈥檚 2024 residency at Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre. Homes for All addresses our housing crisis through the lived experiences of seniors and kaum膩tua.
The three projects arise from collaborations between David Cook and Anna Brown, both Ilam alumni and researchers in Massey University鈥檚 research cluster: Toi 膧ria: Design for Public Good.
Exhibition ends Wednesday 14 May.聽