Until 28 Feb

Transmutation: Our Origin Stories

Curated by Papua New Guinea born multidisciplinary artist Weniki Hensch, the exhibition explores alchemy through movement, textiles and painting, from intergenerational storytelling to the transformative nature of the female body as a vessel for ancestral knowledge.

At its heart is Weniki Hensch’s choreographed video work, which reflects on her experience of diaspora and adoption, tracing a connection from the first Ancestors to her own daughter. Inspired by Weniki and Florizel's animal totem, the Queen Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly and its life cycle, the piece follows themes of transmission of ancestral knowledge, traditions and spiritual or magical capabilities.

Alongside the video, traditional Ömie tapa textiles honour women’s tattoo designs passed down through generations, while Lesley Wengembo’s diptych, Neon explores how cultural traditions evolve in the contemporary world.

Date	Times
Mon 2 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 3 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 4 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 5 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 6 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 7 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 8 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 9 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 10 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 11 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 12 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 13 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 14 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 15 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 16 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 17 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 18 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 19 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 20 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 21 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 22 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 23 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 24 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 25 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 26 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 27 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 28 Feb	9:00am - 5:00pm