Current exhibition
THE O P E N I N G
A contemplative Lent installation
At St Paul’s church, Symonds Street
Auckland City.
The Opening is a site-responsive installation engaging the architectural and spiritual history of its location. Drawing from the biblical image of the torn temple veil, the work reflects on rupture as both fracture and threshold — a moment where separation gives way to encounter.
Through a painted linen veil, bark floor work, hand-formed earth spheres, poetry, ambient scent, and light, the installation explores fragility, transformation, and the nearness that can emerge through what is torn open.
Visitors are invited to move slowly through the space and encounter this contemplative environment.
Open times:
Book by email: Rachel@stpauls.org.nz
Sundays 9-1pm
Good Friday 9-2pm
Installations, exhibitions, and gatherings presenting my work across Aotearoa and beyond.
Exhibitions & Events
Luminary | Luminare — Palazzo Bembo, Venice (2022)
A sculptural and photographic installation exploring the metaphor of light and light-giving bodies, presented in the Personal Structures biennial exhibition, a parallel event of the Venice Biennale.
Luminary I Luminare — Northart Gallery & St Paul’s Cathedral (NZ Tour)
An immersive installation combining sculpture, photography, and sound to create contemplative spaces of stillness and light.
Celestial Numinance — (2024–2025), Malcolm Smith Gallery, Uxbridge Arts Centre, Howick
A development of the body of work exploring light, atmosphere, and transcendence through photography, sculpture, scent, and sound. Celestial Numinance extends the artist’s ongoing inquiry into the unseen — a meditation on the meeting of earth, sky, and spirit.
Looking Ahead
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Upcoming Event
Stillepoint Studio Event
Arthaus Contemporary Friday 20 March | 5pm
An immersive evening within The Light Between Worlds featuring original songs by Jamon and Rhea Ruah.
Experience the triptych, sculptural dorodango moons, poetry, scent, and light in a contemplative gathering designed for slow looking and deep listening.
All welcome.
New exhibitions and installations are currently in development.
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