Artspace Aotearoa / The Blue Dome
Thursday 2 July 2026, 6:00am

Evacuation Tapes, a reading by Ruth Buchanan

Date Thursday 2 July 2026
Time 6:00am
Location Artspace Aotearoa, 292 Karangahape Rd
Entry Free and open to all, information on access
Part of The Blue Dome
Booking RSVP here

Kaitohu Director and artist Ruth Buchanan will present a live interpretation of her artwork and published collection Evacuation Tapes (2019). This spoken word work will explore the construction of the self and the ways in which our bodies and their abilities impact our capacity to participate within society. She will use her voice, rhythm, repetition, and simple actions within the gallery and current exhibition The Blue Dome by Selina Ershadi. Ruth will cast her text onto and in relation to Selina’s exploration of personal stories through film.

WHAT TO EXPECT

This event is free.
This event is held in the gallery at Artspace Aotearoa.
This location is accessible.
This event will be moving through the gallery but seats can be provided.

Biography

  1. Ruth Buchanan is an artist of Taranaki and currently Kaitohu Director at Artspace Aotearoa. She works across exhibition making, writing, design, and teaching. She has realised significant exhibitions and commissioned works with Govett Brewster Art Gallery, Ngamotu New Plymouth; Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart; The New Commissioners, Mochengladback; Te Pataka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington; Badischer Kunsterverin, Karlsruhe; Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Art Gallery; MASP, Sao Paolo; Gwangju Biennale (8); Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; Kunsthaus Bregenz; If I can’t Dance..., Amsterdam; Tate Modern, London; and The Showroom, London. In 2018 she was awarded the Walters Prize by international judge Adriano Pedrosa.