The Arts House Trust

“[…] Rani’s sculptural forms are placed alongside works by Tony Fomison and Reuben Paterson, where volcanic landscapes, deep time and creation narratives become entangled. Accompanied by the newly commissioned immersive soundscape H-75-HE-25—a title referencing hydrogen and helium, the elemental composition of the universe following the Big Bang—the space collapses geological, cosmological and human histories into a shared sensory encounter. Fomison’s lifelong engagement with volcanic landscapes, Māori archaeology and the stories embedded within geological formations finds a material dialogue with Paterson’s shimmering evocations of the Piha landscape, where volcanic sand and light become originators and influence […]”

Read Dina Jezdić’s curatorial essay on our website.

𝗦𝗲𝗳𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗶: 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁
2026 Guest Curator: Dina Jezdić
On view at The Arts House Trust until 15 November.

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Images: Sefton Rani, 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘔𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘵, 2026 (installation view). All photos by Sam Hartnett.