WĀHINE
Online exhibition:
Wāhine was a multi-media exhibition that amplified Māori women’s voices while touring Aotearoa for four years, offering our communities the opportunity to be enriched by their life stories while fostering mutual understanding.
About the exhibition:
Through personalised sound stories and portrait photography, Wāhine is an immersive exhibition where communities can come together, be inspired and learn from the raw, honest, and vulnerable stories of Māori women.
While it travelled around Aotearoa, Wāhine expanded each time it changed locations by inviting a wahine from a local iwi to join the kaupapa and hold space for the other women.
By holding a sacred space for women to share their experiences, our hope was to inspire compassion in us all and ignite a wider sense of belonging, community, and togetherness.
Visit the online exhibition here
Our itinerary:
Our tour dates:
Nelson
6-16 February 2020
Whakatū Marae
Takaka
11 July - 8 Aug 2020
Golden Bay Museum
Richmond
11 Aug - 5 Sept 2020
Richmond Library
Christchurch
3-31 July 2021
Tūranga Library
Dunedin
1-30 October 2021
Toitū Museum
Invercargill
6 Nov - 12 Dec 2021
Mīharo
Nelson
24 Jan - 19 Feb 2022
Refinery Artspace
Hokitika
14 May - 2 June 2022
Waewae Pounamu
Hastings
8-30 October 2022
TOITOI, Tama Tūranga Huata room
Hamilton
12 Nov - 11 Dec 2022
Hamilton City Library
Whangārei
28 Jan - 1 March 2023
Hihiaua Cultural Center
Auckland
7-26 March 2023
Ellen Melville Center
Rotorua
6 May - 1 June 2023
Whakarewarewa - The Living Māori Village
Nelson
11-13 August 2023
Earth Hub
Photo Gallery
A selection of photos from the Wāhine exhibitions around the motu between 2020 and 2023.
Some news from Loren
Our final exhibition was held in Whakatū Nelson on the 11th, 12th and 13th of August 2023.
It was absolutely beautiful - a very special celebration of these four and a half years chapter of my life. Thank you for coming, for celebrating this moment with me.
While the physical show has come to an end, you can still explore the exhibition online using the link below.
Mā te wā, Loren
