Talanoa | SaVĀge K'lub Closing d’Activation

Name: Talanoa | SaVĀge K'lub Closing d’Activation
Start: 2025-03-08T11:00:00+11:00
End: 2025-03-08T12:00:00+11:00
Location: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Schedule

Sat Mar 08 2025 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra | Canberra, CT

Talanoa | SaVĀge K'lub Closing d’Activation
Join Rosanna Raymond, SaVĀge K’lub President, and Sālvādor Brown, Heir Apparent, for an immersive storytelling experience that blends sound, movement, and history.
Raymond and Brown delve into key works in SaVĀge K'lub Te Paepae Aora’i – Where the Gods Cannot be Fooled including the historical John Webber portrait of Tahitian Poetua and Fatu Fe’u’s carving of Samoa’s great goddess Telesa as well as the purākau (oral traditions) connected to instruments of Te Moana Nui, such as the Fagufagu and the Pūtōrino. Their reexamination of narratives that have been silenced and suppressed during colonization offer fresh perspectives on cultural memory and resilience.
This program is part of the SaVĀge K'lub Closing d’Activiations.
🗓️ Saturday 8 Mar, 11am–12pm
Gallery 11, Worldwide (Level 1)
FREE | Bookings essential
Content Advice
Please be advised that this exhibition includes some artworks with adult themes. The closing weekend d’Activiation events may also include adult themes and stories of colonial violence.
SaVĀge K’lub: Te Paepae Aora’i – Where the Gods Cannot be Fooled, installation view of John Webber, Portrait of Poedua, daughter of Orio, chief of Ulietea, Society Islands, c1782-85, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2024. Photograph: Kerrie Brewer.