oro awa waha wai by Julieanna Preston

oro awa wahi wai
The video provocatively reflected on the health of the Waiwhakaiho at the river mouth

oro awa waha wai by Julieanna Preston is a guttural lament to the Waiwhakaiho River’s polluted mouth. Aural soundings and moving image shape an indeterminate and enigmatic water-land-body relationship focused on the throat as an instrument for grieving over the fact that the water is not fit for entering, let alone consumption.

oro awa wahi wai
The video was projected on Puke Ariki’s gridded screens as part of an event for the community who took part in the project