Rānana, the Māori transliteration of London, foregrounds the city’s role not as a seat of empire but as a place of gathering, where practices, voices, and ancestral currents converge.
The exhibition brings together five Māori artists: Maia Kreisler, Neke Moa, Jude Te Punga Nelson, Isaac Te Awa, and Jade Townsend. All these artists place an emphasis on Māori forms of adornment. Using painting, weaving, sculpting, and carving, they extend on Māori knowledge systems and highlight the multiplicity of perspectives within the vibrant field of Māori art-making. Adornment here is both personal and political: a declaration of identity, a shield of resistance, and a celebration of beauty.
