Ross Hemera, Tahito: A Bird for the Future, 1995, Tōtara, no.8 wire and galvanised steel bolts, Ngā Puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, formerly Wellington College of Education Art Collection, accessioned 2009. Installation view Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2025. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Ross Hemera, Tahito: A Bird for the Future (detail), 1995, Tōtara, no.8 wire and galvanised steel bolts, Ngā Puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, formerly Wellington College of Education Art Collection, accessioned 2009. Installation view Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2025. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Ross Hemera, Tahito: A Bird for the Future (detail), 1995, Tōtara, no.8 wire and galvanised steel bolts, Ngā Puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, formerly Wellington College of Education Art Collection, accessioned 2009. Installation view Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2025. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Ross Hemera, Tahito: A Bird for the Future (detail), 1995, Tōtara, no.8 wire and galvanised steel bolts, Ngā Puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, formerly Wellington College of Education Art Collection, accessioned 2009. Installation view Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2025. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Ross Hemera, Tahito: A Bird for the Future, 1995, Tōtara, no.8 wire and galvanised steel bolts, Ngā Puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, formerly Wellington College of Education Art Collection, accessioned 2009. Installation view Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2025. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Ross Hemera, Tahito: A Bird for the Future, 1995, Tōtara, no.8 wire and galvanised steel bolts, Ngā Puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, formerly Wellington College of Education Art Collection, accessioned 2009. Installation view Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2025. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Exterior installation view, Ross Hemera, Tahito: A Bird for the Future, 1995, Tōtara, no.8 wire and galvanised steel bolts, Ngā Puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, formerly Wellington College of Education Art Collection, accessioned 2009, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2025. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Exterior installation view, Ross Hemera, Tahito: A Bird for the Future, 1995, Tōtara, no.8 wire and galvanised steel bolts, Ngā Puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, formerly Wellington College of Education Art Collection, accessioned 2009, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2025. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Exterior installation view, Ross Hemera, Tahito: A Bird for the Future, 1995, Tōtara, no.8 wire and galvanised steel bolts, Ngā Puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, formerly Wellington College of Education Art Collection, accessioned 2009, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2025. Photo: Ted Whitaker.