Matariki Projections

Dates: 6 – 12 July 2026
Time: Projections from 10.00am – 4.00pm
Venue: Toi Aro, Wellington
Space: Mutunga Ki Te Aro – Nau Mai Space

About

Celebrate Matariki through a week of projections at Toi Aro.

Visitors are invited to experience all-day projections that reflect on the significance of Matariki through creativity, connection, and shared narratives.

Te Hekenga – Migration

Te Hekenga is an animated projection exploring migration, movement, and belonging across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (the Pacific). Beginning as a constellation, three framed landscapes slowly come to life as native birds and other creatures journey through shifting environments, eventually stepping beyond the boundaries of their frames. Inspired by the seasonal migrations celebrated during Matariki, the work reflects the interconnected journeys of people, animals, and stories across the Pacific, inviting viewers to consider the cycles of travel, return, and renewal.

About the artist

Sheyne Tuffery is a Wellington-based visual multidisciplinary artist of Samoan and Pākehā heritage. For more than 30 years he has exhibited throughout Aotearoa and internationally, creating works that weave together Pacific narratives, natural history, cartography, astronomy, and environmental themes. Working across printmaking, painting, installation, animation, and public art, Tuffery's practice often brings still images into motion, combining traditional mark-making with contemporary digital storytelling.

Visiting Information

Projections will be available throughout the day. Free entry.