LOUIE ZALK-NEALE
artist


WHAKAWHITI water transfer
>>>>>>>>2026


 



Live performance by Louie Zalk-Neale 

Performed by Louie Zalk-Neale and Emmy Boyce

Costume designed by Louie Zalk-Neale, additional costume pieces by Emmy Boyce

Commissioned by Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, 2026

Supported by Creative New Zealand


He whai tea
Skeleton

2024
Tī-kore-ngoi-oro
The fizzing potential

2024
Ponaturi
Collecting seaweed to share

2024
Mātāpuna
Yet another place to dream about


2024
Whanake moana
Orbiting debris


2024
Hīnaki
Comforted by being needed


2024
Takarure
Hidden transgender limbs

2024
Maikukuroaroa
I sharpen my femininity


2024
Ka huri hei kōhatu
Iridescent horse mussels


2024
He kaitiaki paewai
Stranded and alive, like Whātaitai


2024
Te kīkini o te rehutai
Saltspray sting


2024
Kirirua
Adapted for high tides


2024
Rauru
Nourished through a cord


2024
Hine-po-iho
Sprouting downwards, below the surface


2024
Horoi muka tī kōuka
Cleansing neon fibres


2024

Kura-hau-pō
Celestial halo


2024