Pā Collective: PAH
10 March, 2015 - 19 April, 2015
Main Galleries, Photography Gallery, Little Gallery, AV Room
Projections in this image use detail from paintings by Star Gossage, photograph by Solomon Mortimer, courtesy of Pā Collective.
Star Gossage, Girl of Rain (2011), Oil on board
In association with Auckland Arts Festival, Pā Collective presented PAH.
PAH is a remarkable multi-dimensional project weaving art, music and dance at the Pah Homestead and Monte Cecilia Park. It is a unique collaboration between leading and emerging New Zealand artists, the Pā Collective.
PAH is a specially curated installation of artworks by painter Star Gossage, commissioned photographs and video by Solomon Mortimer, original music by Gillian Whitehead and sound design by Russell Scoones, with works from the Collection.
PAH evokes the lives of the people who have lived here through its many transformations; from pā to colonial mansion to orphanage, boarding school, home of the Sisters of Mercy, to refuge for the homeless and makes connections to the land the present homestead sits on.
PAH was performed for six evenings during the Auckland Arts Festival as a group of dancers and musicians, directed by choreographer Carol Brown and composer Gillian Whitehead, explored hidden histories and forgotten secrets inside and outside one of Auckland’s largest 19th century houses. The audience followed the performers on a journey as they wove through the magnificent rooms, amidst the artworks and in the gardens. Dramaturge for the performance is Fiona Graham and design is by Sean Coyle with Grant Hall.