The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero
Host: James Tapsell-Kururangi and Jane Wallace
Categories: Arts and Culture
Languages: English
Plains Media
Produced By: The Physics Room Contemporary Art Space
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The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero is a broadcast of artist talks, sound art and discussion from our community. Dedicated to developing and promoting contemporary art and critical discourse in Aotearoa, The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero stems from our exhibition programming. Tune in every third Friday of the month. You can visit The Physics Room at 301 Montreal Street, The Arts Centre Registry Additions Building (access from The Market Square), Christchurch, New Zealand. We're open 10am-5pm from Tuesday to Friday, and 11am-4pm on weekends, and entry is free to all.
All Episodes
The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Matariki
Published: 20/6/2025 8:00 p.m.
Broadcast on the Matariki holiday, this episode features an audio component from our current exhibition, Te oorokohanga mai o te tangi o te mooteatea by Ngamako Rota. Shared here, E Rongo e is the sonic counterpart to Ngamako's film work, in which she receives her moko kauae at Rangiriri. The work builds on the whakapapa of mooteatea, and the frequencies of iro, ngaro, and the way they etch whenua and flesh.
The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Episode 9
Published: 16/5/2025 8:00 p.m.
In advance of our book sale on June 14, we return to some back issues of LOG Illustrated. LOG was conceived in 1997, to provide a site for artists and writers to experiment with images and texts in a print format. In this episode, Jane forages through LOG's past pages.
The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Episode 8 - AAKI
Published: 18/4/2025 8:00 p.m.
For this special Good Friday episode, our Access Coordinator Honey Brown takes over The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero. Djing under the name AAKI, tune into their fluid set of textural and digital techno
The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Ep 7 - 21 Mar 2025
Published: 21/3/2025 8:00 p.m.
The Physics Room brings you contemporary artists' talks, views and news.
The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Episode 6, 21 February 2025
Published: 21/2/2025 8:00 p.m.
This episode of The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero features artists Ma'alo Lafo, Axel Iva, Lolani Dalosa and designer Warren Olds speaking with James Tapsell-Kururangi. The audio portraits highlight some of the inspiration for the practice and process. And a preview of their current artworks in development for their upcoming exhibition at the end of March.
