# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Matariki 2026: Kihikihi - He Kūaha Whetū (2026)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am – Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: He Kūaha Whetū - A Stellar Gateway or A Doorway to the Stars

Multidisciplinary artist Jamie Berry's video transforms the projection screen into a quiet portal. Guided by Matariki values, the work invites subtle encounters with ancestry, stars, and memory.

At the heart of the work is the kihikihi (cicada) — a sacred tohu of time, renewal, and endurance across Indigenous cultures. In te ao Māori, the kihikihi signals raumati and the intensifying voice of the whenua. Across other Indigenous cosmologies, it marks cycles of rebirth and continuity. The work allows these resonances to sit together, creating a shared space of listening.

Rather than demanding attention, the work unfolds gently over time. The video is on a loop of approximately 7 minutes.

In this work, Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre becomes a place where:
● Hidden stories quietly surface
● Every day movement intersects with cosmic time
● Viewers are invited into moemoeā (dreaming forward)

Kihikihi - He Kūaha Whetū is a new commission for Matariki from CIRCUIT Artist Moving Image. Thank you to Elizabeth Ball Charitable Trust for supporting this screening.

ARTIST BIO
Jamie Berry is a multidisciplinary artist of Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi, and Ngāti Ruanui descent, originally from Tūranganui-a-Kiwa and based in Pōneke, Aotearoa. Her practice is grounded in whakapapa and explores the relationships between memory, place, and time through immersive audio-visual environments. Working across moving image, light, installation, and sound, she creates spatial experiences that bring ancestral presence into dialogue with contemporary digital systems.

Central to Berry’s practice is the activation of space through live audio-visual performance. She uses light in darkness to suggest movement and life, pairing projected imagery with resonant, often DNA-derived soundscapes that are composed in response to site. These works operate as temporal portals — spaces where past, present, and future co-exist — guided by Māori understandings of relational time and the space between worlds (te wāhi i waenganui).

? Sat 4 - Sun 12 Jul
⏰ 10am - 4pm 
? Cloisters Studio, The Arts Centre, Christchurch 

For more information, head to the website: https://www.artscentre.org.nz/whats-on/kihikihi-he-kuaha-whetu-2026/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/matariki-2026-kihikihi-he-kūaha-whetū-2026/200030204962250
- **Event Categories**: art, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 81

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Christchurch
- **state**: CA
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora
- **lat**: -43.53112
- **long**: 172.62834
- **full address**: The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, 2 Worcester St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand, Christchurch

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Matariki 2026: Kihikihi - He Kūaha Whetū (2026) being held?
  - **A:** Matariki 2026: Kihikihi - He Kūaha Whetū (2026) takes place on Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am to Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, 2 Worcester St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand, Christchurch.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Matariki 2026: Kihikihi - He Kūaha Whetū (2026)?
  - **A:** Matariki 2026: Kihikihi - He Kūaha Whetū (2026) is organized by The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora.
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- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Matariki 2026: Kihikihi - He Kūaha Whetū (2026) is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Christchurch, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 80+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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