"Wairua' is deeply spiritual in nature and we thought that this April with Easter and the 100 years of Anzac commemorations, it may encourage and allow our visitors to reflect on both their own personal journeys and those of our nation's," gallery owner Lau'rell Pratt said.
"Piripi and I invited other artists to express what wairua meant for them and contribute work that connects beyond the now, remembering our ancestors, our faith, those who have served us, and those who we serve," Ms Pratt said.
"The show is a recognition of the other worldliness of places and that we are all connected, no one just arrives, we are all part of the spirit and connected to something bigger, whether people see that is our history, our tupuna (ancestors), our faith, or from a deeper Maori perspective as mana atua, or sacred spiritual power."
The space and height of the theatre building gives the show and visitors a chance to breathe, Ms Pratt said.
"We have had many visitors staying a long time in the silence just absorbing the work, the feeling, the wairua."
The gallery is open Thursday-Sunday,10.30am " 4.30pm. Friday til 6pm.
