Shaday Moore, Thanh-Phong Ngô, Zoia Azzura and Christian Turner
Beyond the Familiar
16 July – 23 August 2025
Beyond the Familiar is a portrayal of an in-between world, shaped by the movements of migration.
Featuring Tāmaki Makaurau-based artists from South-East Asian and Pasifika backgrounds, the exhibition reflects on their diasporic experiences, where identity, belonging, and memory intersect across shifting cultural landscapes. Ritual and familial connection serve as guiding forces, helping navigate new environments while holding close the places left behind.
Together, the works explore the concept of home, which becomes layered and no longer singular – stretched across geographies, shaped by both origin and arrival. It acknowledges the emotional weight of displacement while celebrating cultural continuity; speaking to the complexities of identity and the ongoing challenge of staying connected to cultural roots – whether navigating life in a new country or growing up in a land that is not the origin of one’s ancestral or family heritage.
Beyond the Familiar showcases the vibrant colours of South-East Asian and Pacific communities in Aotearoa, honouring the lived realities of those who carry more than one home within them.
Images by Antje Barke