Tūtahi Lite
curated by Heidi Brickell and Jack Hadley
Tūtahi Lite, 2025 (installation)
PLAY IS ACT OF DEFIANCE. WE ARE LIVING IN OPPRESSIVE TIMES. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A LAMP?
Grace presents Tūtahi Lite, curated by Heidi Brickell and Jack Hadley.
Featuring works by:
Iann An, Xin Cheng and Adam Ben-Dror, Melanie Tangaere Baldwin, Heidi Brickell, Eleanor Cooper, Nicola Farquhar, Sharon Fitness, Karl Fritsch, Turumeke Harrington, Jack Hadley, Josephine Jelicich, Abigail Aroha Jensen, Pepi-Joy Gilgen, Neke Moa, Steven Junil Park, Oleg Polounine, Ming Ranginui, Salome Tanuvasa, Jasmine Te Hira, Maungarongo Te Kawa, Louie Zalk-Neale and Adam Ben-Dror.
25% of all sales from Tūtahi Lite will be donated to Auckland Action Against Poverty.
Tūtahi Lite, 2025 (installation)
Jasmine Te Hira He kokonga whare e kitea, he kokonga ngākau e kore e kitea | A corner of a house may be seen and examined; not so the corners of the heart, 2025 Pounamu (Whakatū Region), Brass and LED light 220 x 170 x 110
Xin Cheng and Adam Ben-Dror Radiance 1, 2025 Rimu & pine from a discarded drawer; rewired LED module from a 'dead' energy-saver lightbulb; insulated copper wire from a CRT television; 18650 lithium cell from Ryobi powertool battery; diffuser & acrylic sheet from flat-screen monitors; USB cable & charger from smartphones; salvaged screws; homegrown feijoa branch & corn husk; wool batting from Innature bed factory offcuts; miscellaneous electronic components and magnets from the Internet Dimensions variable
Eleanor Cooper Onion lamp, 2025 Onion skins, 3D printed resin, walnut, electrical components and LED light 230 x 160 x 160
Louie Zalk-Neale (Ngāi Te Rangi) and Adam Ben-Dror Tī Pakapaka, 2025 Tī kōuka leaves, clothes dryer heating coil, modified bike light, oyster shell, cables and DC transformer 520 x 600 x 110
Ming Ranginui mingbling, 2025 Muka, steel and LED light 500 x 100 x 100
Karl Fritsch Untitled, 2025 Pāua, copper and LED light 160 x 80 x 110
Turumeke Harrington Big mouth, 2025 Found plastic case and acetate, acrylic paint, electrical components and LED light 170 x 120 x 60
Oleg Polounine Hearth over Whatipu, 2025 Bitumen paper, lvl lumber, pine, indian ink, beeswax varnish and LED lights 530 x 320 x 170
Pepi-Joy Gilgen Nannies Chandelier, 2025 Salvaged Hukanui nursery seed tray, polyester taffeta, polyester filling, tulle, glass beads, sequins and LED light 260 x 160 x 70
Tūtahi Lite, 2025 (installation)
Nicola Farquhar Deep, 2025 Paper mache, laser-prints, glue, wood, vinyl paint, rope and LED lamp 240 x 270 x 160
Josephine Jelicich Night light, 2025 Timber, various veneer, aluminium, rubber and LED light 470 x 160 x 150
Maungarongo Te Kawa Kuaka, 2025 Modern textiles and LED light 800 x 240 x 600
Tūtahi Lite, 2025 (installation)
Jack Hadley Metronome (Indigo, Lilac), 2025 Thermoplastic polyester, custom printed circuit board and electronic components 125 x 125 x 75 (cable - dimensions variable)
Melanie Tangaere Baldwin I Fall 2 pieces (Piece 1 of 2), 2025 LED light behind opal printed manipulated digital self portrait, vintage frame and custom steel hardware 530 x 340 x 80
Neke Moa Ask the Taniwha – he korero he moemoea rānei!, 2025 Glass, paewai, muka, electrical lamp components, Jade, anga, screws and paint 770 x 220 x 110
Abigail Aroha Jensen Max (Power) $ Female Diameter, 2025 Polystyrene, vivid, zinc passivated hex head, galvanised reduced socket, electrical components and 12V power supply 160 x 160 x 110
Heidi Brickell Mihi to an ūber-kaiwhakamātau, 2025 Rimurapa (bullkelp), paewai (driftwood), Cotton twine dyed in acrylic paint, kōhatu (slate from Kārangahape roadside birm), adhesive and LED light fixtures 970 x 400 x 420
Salome Tanuvasa Light through woven thoughts, 2025 Ribbon and thread 1000 x 450
Steven Junil Park Untitled, 2025 Recycled Rimu, 24k gold foil, indigo, brass light fitting, cable, lamp and plug 220 x 220 x 100 (cable variable)
Sharon Fitness Moa Prints on Rock Lamp, 2025 Found Rock, Copper Pipe, 3D print, Plasma robot cut steel, rimu and LED light 850 x 500 x 240
Grace would like to thank the artists, curators, and gallerists, wihtout whom, Tūtahi Lite would not have been possible!
Heidi Brickell and Jack Hadley courtesy of Laree Payne Gallery
Karl Fritsch, Neke Moa, Ming Ranginui and Maungarongo Te Kawa courtesy of Season
Salome Tanuvasa courtesy Tim Melville
Turumeke Harrington courtesy of Peg Gallery
Please contact the gallery here to receive a catalogue forTūtahi Lite
Iann An M+I=8, 2025 Paper maché, acrylic paint, oil sticks, brass bells, thread, cheesecloth, stocking, clay, heat and LED light 460 x 320 x 300