Grounded in a karakia that references the atua and whakapapa of their artforms, Mai Te Uira explores how innovation can be transformative when we open our minds to new ways of thinking.

Mai Te Uira is told through the stories of three atua:

• Te Uira, the atua of lightning and new connections like technology, digital culture, and cyberspace
• Tānemahuta, a creator himself, providing us with our own capability and capacity to create
• Hine-te-Iwaiwa, whose strength we seek when searching for knowledge to give, receive, and connect

Tiki Taane taps his own uber-creative wairua to create live loops and improvisations that respond directly to Kereama Taepa’s digital animations – reflecting the transmission of knowledge between atua and artist, and cementing those relationships.

This creative collaboration is presented as a result of a unique partnership between The Dowse Art Museum and Chamber Music New Zealand.