Ōku Moana (My Oceans)

Come and join us for a celebration of our oceans in the Community Gallery as part of the International Science Festival, 2018 and Puaka Matariki.

Down the Rabbit Hole and the Sandpit Collective invite you to take part in their mix of sci-art at the International Science Festival 2018 and Puaka Matariki. Join us for a veritable smorgasboard of marine stories, visuals, workshops and hands-on art based activities. We will take a paddle along the shores of the near future to see what influence 2º warming will have on the everyday life of our marine neighbours in the Otago Harbour. We take you out of the lab and into the gallery, exploring science through ARTiculation.

Come on our journey as we look into the waters that surround us and pose the pressing questions. Can you limbo in a kelp forest? Can Nemo find himself? How high is the ocean – how deep is the sky? What is the secret life of periwinkles and the King of France? From the creators of Shell-shocked comes a new mollusk mystery - The case of the disappearing pipi and what the paua knew. Stand by us as we unmask the evil twin of global warming in the Bull and the burning ocean and other modern tales from the sea. We retell the old stories from the Titans, the Celts and Aotearoa through the lens of kaitiakitanga in our natural world, where land meets the sea along the coast and harbours of Te Tai o Araiteuru.

Working in collaboration with local artists, musicians, weavers, film makers and scientists we merge the data with art and interactive displays, hands on art activities, workshops and storytelling to give the low down on what “going beyond” the numbers will mean for Ōtepoti Dunedin as we adapt to the new normal in a changing climate world.

Ōku Moana is an exhibition with story-telling, demonstrations and art activities.

DAILY PRIZES

Bring along your best fish jokes to our early morning open mic sessions daily at 10.00AM and be in to win a prize for the best fish emojis for our wishing tree.

See the Science Festival and Puaka Matariki websites for full programme of daily activities and special guests.