Artspace Aotearoa / He Rourou Rauemi | The Kit
Thursday 12 June – Saturday 28 June, 2025

Anahera-Jade: Studio Huaki

 
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A white airbrush illustration of a spirit with open hands on the front of a big orange tent.

Anahera-Jade, Studio Huaki, June 2025.

 
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a table with books surrounded by chairs, a projection on the wall displaying covers from Pātea Māori Club record.

Anahera-Jade, Studio Huaki, June 2025.

 
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Four people sitting and reading around a table with books next to a crowd of people standing and talking.

Opening of Studio Huaki by Anahera-Jade, 12 June 2025.

 
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Three Tino Rangatiratanga flags hanging at the entrance of a doorway.

Anahera-Jade, Studio Huaki, June 2025.

 
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Small groups of people talking to each other at different corners of the space.

Opening of Studio Huaki by Anahera-Jade, 12 June 2025.

 
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Two people looking at a wall of posters and illustrations.

Anahera-Jade, Studio Huaki, June 2025.

 
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A wall with posters, doodles, images, and spray painted clothes taped to it.

Anahera-Jade, Studio Huaki, June 2025. Detail of inspiration wall.
Poster courtesy of Maru Nihoniho and Guardian Maia.

 
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A poster written with the text, He aha te hau karakia, and stencils used for spray painting.

Anahera-Jade, Studio Huaki, June 2025.

 
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A table with many books and an air brush painted orange tent and drop cloth in the background. The sentence Chrome + pounamu is written on the back wall.

Anahera-Jade, Studio Huaki, June 2025.

 
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A group of people talking to each other.

Opening of Studio Huaki by Anahera-Jade, 12 June 2025.

 
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A glossary of terms from the open studio on a clip board.

Anahera-Jade, Studio Huaki, June 2025. Glossary.

 
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A colourful print of a children's story book about a huhu grub that goes to a rave and turns into butterflies.

Anahera-Jade, Studio Huaki, June 2025. Detail.

 
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A group of people sitting in the dark watching a film projected onto the wall.

Studio Huaki closing event film screening of Te rerenga wairua, 1984, 28 June 2025.

 
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A fish eye image of the DJ station taken from the corner of the room.

Studio Huaki closing event, Badpoi Radio live broadcast, 28 June 2025. Documentation still.

Courtesy the artist.

 
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An airbrush painted poster illustrating Badpoi Māori community radio.

Anahera-Jade, Studio Huaki, June 2025. Badpoi Radio live broadcast.

Date Thursday 12 June – Saturday 28 June 2025
Time 10:00am – 6:00pm
Location The Kit at Artspace Aotearoa, 8 East Street
Entry Free and open to all, information on access

For the last weeks of Anahera-Jade’s Parallax: residency, we’re opening up the studio and we’d like you to join us.

Aroha. Rage. Hope. Rest. Rave.

Throughout her residency, Anahera-Jade has been building portals between te ao Māori, Samoan airbrushed buses, 80s rave posters and afrofuturist techno label Underground Resistance. She travels in the stories of the past and future. Time collapses, speculations are luminated.

Huaki has multifaceted meanings, to uncover, the rise of the moon, and to attack. Anahera-Jade invites you to have this word in mind while in the studio, where she is sharing work in progress and her inspirations.

Join us on 12 Hune June at 6pm to open the studio doors and the Parallax: programme for the first time with limited cocktails mixed by Yuyi Hu.

On the last day of Studio Huaki, on Saturday 28 Hune, there will be a live radio broadcast in collaboration with Mouthfull Radio from 4–6pm and a short film screening at 6:30pm. Please join us.

Join the live radio broadcast online.

Documentation for Badpoi Radio live broadcast, 28 June 2025.

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Parallax: is open:
12–28 Hune
Tāite Thursday - Paraire Friday 10–6pm
Hātarei Saturday 11–4pm
Resting on Matariki

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Thank you to our sponsor Kiwi Spirit Distillery