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John Vea, Ini Mini Mani Mou

8 March – 13 July 2025
An empty vending machine. The glass front is smudged and grungy.

This exhibition by Ōtautahi Christchurch-based artist John Vea (Tonga, Aotearoa New Zealand) explores the complexities of life in Aotearoa for Pacific migrants. With his characteristic sense of humour, Vea has created a series of impossible or futile games. Together they point to the challenges and barriers of the often bureaucratic immigration processes that they must navigate in order to come to Aotearoa to live or work. Vea highlights the tension between the perceived value and opportunities provided by residency in Aotearoa, and the realities of labour, acclimatisation and leaving home.

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