A post-reflection memory reconstruction searching for continuity in seemingly disparate experiences
Kerian Varaine
A creative response to Dunedin Symphony Orchestra’s Celebrating Matariki—Whakanuia Matariki concert, Saturday 2 July 2022, Dunedin Town Hall, featuring Ariana Tikao and Alistair Fraser on taonga pūoro, soprano Rebecca Ryan, and the City Choir Dunedin.
All material sourced from lofi recordings of the works: 'Matariki' by Gillian Whitehead, 'Ko te tātai whetū' by Phil Brown Lee/Ariana Tikao, and 'The Planets' by Gustav Holst.
Kerian Varaine is a transdisciplinary artist living in the shadow of Kapukataumahaka, Ōtepoti, Aotearoa. "Kerian's practice is guided by endless curiosity, ingenuity and exploration, interfacing with analog and digital technologies, experimentation with film, and interaction with instruments. It is uncorrupted by commercial concerns, and is instead informed by human scientific enquiry, and emotional insights through sensory experience." -words from Dylan Lardelli