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The Psychosis Chamber of the Oracle, 2012 - 2019Polystyrene, wood, fibreglass.2100 x 1250 x 2350mmThis work has been repurposed from a found object: a giant hollowed, disembodied Kevin Smith head from the television show Xena: Warrior Princess. Rohan Wealleans has transformed the form, repainting th...

2012AcousticDimensions variableWhile in the Amazon, Sam Hamilton recorded extraordinary sounds made by frogs. Upon returning to New Zealand he replicated these sounds with a choir of 30 human beings. Echoes of the biological, behavioural and social commonalities between humans and other species can...

Global Weirding, 2014Reflective signs, vinyl and steel1500 x 500 mmPrice on request Catastrophe Theory, 2014Reflective signs, vinyl and steel1500 x 500 mmPrice on request I'm Just Saying, 2014Reflective signs, vinyl and steel1500 x 500 mmPrice on request Utopia, 2014Reflective signs, vinyl and steel...

2017Steel, paint6500 x 1000 x 1000mm Leon van den Eijkel created in honour of his late father. Tapping into his fondest childhood memories, he remembers his beloved father telling a tale that he was an 'Indian elder' who met Buffalo Bill and a famous American cowboy called Tom Mix. It turned out to...

2014Painted Steel980 x 1200mmStanding amongst tall Kauri, a giant scarlet hairpiece similar to those traditionally worn by women in the Pacific. An artist of Samoan and Maori descent, Lonnie Hutchinson weaves her heritage into a contemporary practice, often relating to women.The striking female figu...

Seeing is Believing, 2015Neon, steel stand600 x 1200mmMary-Louise Browne uses words as the crux of her art. The visual qualities of language, the conventions that dictate the ways we read and consume text, are inherent to Browne’s sculpting of words in to challenging and experimental artworks. Her...

2006BluestoneSite Specific - commissions also availableMary-Louise Browne has been described as a ‘sculptor of words’ and her series Transmutations that began over twenty years ago can be found in a number of significant public places throughout New Zealand. Each word in a chain, or a poem of so...

2021Perforated aluminium, paint3500 x 3500 x 5400mmIn the middle of the sculpture trail is a curious new structure: a site-specific sculptural project by artist Jeff Thomson. Thomson is recognised both in New Zealand and internationally for his experiments with corrugated iron such as the colossal g...

2021Power-coated aluminiumThree-part sculpture (each piece 2900mm x 400mm x 150mm)During an artist residency and trip to India in 2017, Natalie Guy encountered the work of British architect and modernist pioneer, Jane Drew. Guy was particularly drawn to an elementary school designed in Chandigarh, 1...

2024Aluminium, steel, automotive paint900 x 4400 x 4200mmLouise McRae is an artist deeply interested in materiality, exploringthe subtleties of how sculpture can connect and respond to differentenvironments. With vigorous, looping aluminum shapes, McRae’sappears to bounce over the landscape,conjur...

2018/2024Galvanised steel, polystyrene, builders' cement, fibreglass, Resene paintGlobe 2000 x 2000 Stand 2557 x 996mmWhat does it mean to question the representation of earth, and thatof other celestial bodies? Ruth Watson has been working with maps and cartography for over 30 years, exploring the...

2024Aluminium with automotive paint1381 x 760 x 881mm (small) 1578 x 1196 x 1253 mm (large)1585 x 1640 x 1887 mm ( large)Examining the idea of creating faux mass within two-dimensionalflatness, Oh’s engages with the surroundingKauri forest, forming dialogues that parallel the molecular potentialfo...

2024Powder Coated SteelVariable Dimensions Turumeke Harrington is a sculptor and installation artist whose work sits precisely at the intersection of fine art and spatial design. Her practice is characterized by a poetic pragmatism, using bold colours and large-scale geometric forms to distil compl...

2022Steel, automotive paintPrice on request a signature work by Ben Pearce that transforms the ephemeral simplicity of origami into a large-scale, permanent sculpture. The series explores the intersection of memory and design, using the highly technical manipulation of steel and automotive paint to...

2023Carrara marble, Native recycled totara plinth, marine grade stainless steel pin, grey granite base420 mm circular, 50 x 600 x 600 base, height 1800mm explores the relationship between form and void, drawing on a sculptural tradition in which space is treated as an active and essential element. I...

2006Sand cast bronze, stainless steel3200 x 350 x 350 mmRising in a slender, spiralling form, draws the eye upward, evoking the quiet ascent of a staircase reaching toward the sky. Composed of repeating cast bronze elements threaded around a central axis, the work reflects Richard Mathieson’s long...

2023Cast bronze and stainless steel2020 mm x 1330 mm x 695 mmThis work is formed from impressions of the artist’s hands, reflecting on how we come to understand the world physically — through touch, movement and the body.Made while hapū with her second child, it considers the relationship betwe...

A Call to Restoration (Bell no. 24) 2/22022-2026Bronze, stainless steel cable, wooden mallet380mm high x 600mm wide x 400mm deep.Price on requestThis work developed from an earlier piece, Wake-up Call, and marks the artist’s first exploration of a conical bell form. Through this, they were interes...

2024Cedar, Stainless Steel, Powder coating, Oil, Enamel, Marine Varnish1650 x 1200 x 100mm Wanda Gillespie's ongoing exploration of the abacus began with an interest in the "divine mathematics" found in nature. Over time, these works have evolved into reflections on systems of value, environmental f...

2026Marine-grade aluminium, automotive paint1800 x 500 X 450mmPrice on requestOriginally conceived as a self-portrait, draws on the idealised human forms of classical sculpture while exploring the space between outward appearance and inner experience. The figure projects confidence and self-assuranc...

A spinning leaf suspended by the luminous thread of a spider, 202616 channel sound file, amplifiers, speakersDimensions variableCreated specifically for Brick Bay, a site-responsive sound installation that explores movement, listening and our relationship with te taiao (the natural world).Composed u...

Elegant and poised, our reveals a creamy textural display of white peach, melon and citrus, underpinned by fine minerality and a fresh, balanced acidity.Produced in a limited release of 112 dozen bottles, this beautifully composed Chardonnay combines richness and finesse, with subtle oak and lees co...

The Market TableFrom Matakana Village Farmers’ Market to Brick BayJoin us for a one-night dinner celebrating the exceptional local produce that makes Matakana so special.Brick Bay Head Chef Cam Cook will transform ingredients from a handpicked selection of Matakana Village Farmers’ Market produc...

Rohan Wealleans — The Star SeedKnown primarily as a painter, Rohan Wealleans is celebrated for building up thick surfaces of paint before carving back into the accumulated layers.An ongoing edition developed over the past year, The Star Seed is a spin-off from Wealleans’ Orrery series. Each work...