Panel Talk: Material Culture / Saturday 4 October

Panel Talk: Material Culture.
Date: Saturday 4 October 2025
Time: 1-3pm
Venue: Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery event space
Free. All welcome, no bookings necessary.

Part of ‘Pae Kuaka – A knowledge conference converging art & science’

An international panel of artists and scientists will be discussing material culture – physical items formed or fashioned from elements of the lands & waters (including all life within these domains) often representative of a holistic relationship between indigenous communities and the natural environment.
Items of material culture are important to cultural practices connecting human communities, spiritual beliefs and cosmologies. All welcome to this informative discussion to learn about cross cultural perspectives on material culture in contemporary art practices and the connections to science.
Speakers:
– Angutekaraq Estelle Thomson – Native Village of Paimiut
– Dr Coen Hird – Trawlwoolway Pakana – The University of Queensland
– 김윤하 Yoonha Kim – Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
– Jim Tahuparae – Wānanga o Te Awa o Whanganui
– Dr Vincent van Uitregt – Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington