#epicenter(e)

Title: Epicenter (E) Creator: Te Maari, author; Mokopōpaki, author Contributor: Mokopōpaki, issuing body; Laree Payne Gallery, issuing body Series: Mokopōpaki (Series), 27 November–21 December 2024 Publisher: Auckland, New Zealand: Mokopōpaki and Laree Payne Gallery ISSN: 2537-8783 Publication Date: November 2024 Format: 1 folded sheet: 30 cm, unfolded to 60 x 42 cm Edition: 138 Notes: Screenprint, ink on paper, made by Greg Thomas and JBB

Te Maari Epicenter (E) 27 November – 21 December 2024 He aronga hou, he tirohanga hou He mahi tahi a Mokopōpaki me Te Maari me Laree Payne Gallery In collaboration with Laree Payne Gallery 286 Victoria Street, Hamilton Opening Saturday 30 November 11am – 1pm Epicenter (E) by Te Maari for Laree Payne Gallery, spans from research on shopping, luxury, values in art, and new concepts for Mokopōpaki as an entity, to the creation of 10 unique artworks that reference particular birds, locations and family members. Beyond restructuring the physical reality of the gallery space, Te Maari’s virtual presence is defined through in-studio technology including handspun shetland, corriedale and merino, enhancing the tactile, three-dimensional qualities of her soft sculptures. The combination of these aspects generates an integrated exhibition structure that enables the artist to provide a new sense of originality, but also to reinforce the diverse and intriguing aura of her practice. Epicenter (E) is conceived as a specific insertion both in relation to the artist’s network of existing artworks as well as the city and cultural context in which the exhibition is situated. Epicenter (E) is accompanied by a new, limited edition screenprint, made by Greg Thomas and JBB, co-published by Mokopōpaki and Laree Payne Gallery. More information Ka nui te mihi ki a em45 rāua ko Eva Morunga Image: Te Maari, (E) Hōri Taranaki, Kākāpō-Groundparrot of Broadway, 2024. From the series Manu Figures, 2018 –