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Artist talk: Yuki Kihara

12.00pm 18 August 2026

Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery

Join us for a lunchtime talk in which artist Yuki Kihara will speak about her works in Not a solitary feeling, including the new installation Winds of Change (2026), created for this exhibition. Kihara will be joined by exhibition curator Sophie Thorn.

Yuki Kihara, Winds of Change, 2026, installation of 100 pandanus fans handmade by Sāmoa Victim Support Group Nofotane, suspended, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Not a solitary feeling, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker, courtesy of Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery.

Yuki Kihara, Winds of Change, 2026, installation of 100 pandanus fans handmade by Sāmoa Victim Support Group Nofotane, suspended, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Not a solitary feeling, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker, courtesy of Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery.

Yuki Kihara, Winds of Change, 2026, installation of 100 pandanus fans handmade by Sāmoa Victim Support Group Nofotane, suspended, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Not a solitary feeling, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker, courtesy of Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery.

Yuki Kihara, Winds of Change, 2026, installation of 100 pandanus fans handmade by Sāmoa Victim Support Group Nofotane, suspended, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Not a solitary feeling, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker, courtesy of Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery.