A performance by Kalisolaite 'Uhila

Join artist Kalisolaite 'Uhila for a durational performance which explores the Tongan concept of fakalongolongo, quiet, in response to aspects of Gordon Bennett’s performance practice.

In 1992 Bennett began, Non-Performance, a durational performance that lasted over a decade and involved his refusal to participate in public events or engage with media. Initially limited to Australia but later Bennett extended this to international contexts in order to avoid the co-option of or instrumentalisation of this practice. Testing modes of withdrawal and refusal are areas of ongoing investigation for ‘Uhlia.

WHAT TO EXPECT

This event is free.

This event is held in the gallery at Artspace Aotearoa.

This location is accessible.

This event will be roving in the gallery but seats can be provided.

Visitors are welcome to drop in and out of the event throughout its duration.

BIOGRAPHIES

Kalisolaite ‘Uhila was born in the Kingdom of Tonga and lives in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Uhila received a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 2010 and a Masters of Performance & Media Arts in 2016 from Auckland University of Technology. ‘Uhila has exhibited widely in the region and had a number of significant residencies including the Montalvo Arts Centre Residency, California; Youkobo Art Space Residency, Tokyo; ZK/U & Ifa Galerie Residency, Berlin, as well as being awarded the Harriet Friedlander Residency by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand in 2020, in 2014 he was selected as a finalist in the Walters Prize for his 2012 work Mo’ui Tukuhausia.