Lisa Reihana | Cinemania

Lisa Reihana, In Pursuit of Venus [Infected], 2015-17 still

Lisa Reihana is an artist of Māori (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāi Tu) and British descent who has helped forge the development of time-based and media art in Aotearoa New Zealand. A multimedia artist, Reihana’s practice is driven by collaborative work with communities, described as kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face).

Campbelltown Arts Centre presents Lisa Reihana’s first ever Australian survey showcasing three decades of video and photographic works. 'Cinemania' will feature 'in Pursuit of Venus [infected]', 2015—17, following its premiere at the 57th Venice Biennale, 2017. Almost ten years in the making, this work is a cinematic reimagining of the French scenic wallpaper 'Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique', 1804—1805, or 'The Voyages of Captain Cook', and includes scenes featuring Campbelltown’s local Dharawal community. Reihana has used twenty-first century audio-visual technology to animate the wallpaper with real and invented narratives.

This exhibition reveals the spectrum of Lisa’s practice – from early experimental works in digital video such as Wog Features, 1990 and Native Portraits n.19897, 1998, to futuristic films, dystopian photography and immersive environments, such as Fantastic Egg, 2002, PELT, 2009 and Tai Whetuki – House of Death Redux, 2015 – 16.

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Lisa Reihana Cinemania Closing Weekend

Lisa Reihana 'Cinemania' appears as part of the 2018 Sydney Festival program. 

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Campbelltown Arts Centre, 1 Art Gallery Road, 2560, View Map