Maree Sheehan, Ōtairongo, 2020, 3 audio tracks: 7:32 mins (Te Rita Papesch, front); 7:42 (Moana Maniapoto, middle); 6:31 mins (Ramon Te Wake, back), black fabric, chair, headphones. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Maree Sheehan, Ōtairongo, 2020, 3 audio tracks: 7:32 mins (Te Rita Papesch, front); 7:42 (Moana Maniapoto, middle); 6:31 mins (Ramon Te Wake, back), black fabric, chair, headphones. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Visitor interacting with Maree Sheehan’s Ōtairongo, 2020, 3 audio tracks: 7:32 mins (Te Rita Papesch, front); 7:42 (Moana Maniapoto, middle); 6:31 mins (Ramon Te Wake, back), black fabric, chair, headphones. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Visitor interacting with Maree Sheehan’s Ōtairongo, 2020. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Maree Sheehan, Ōtairongo, 2020, 3 audio tracks: 7:32 mins (Te Rita Papesch, front); 7:42 (Moana Maniapoto, middle); 6:31 mins (Ramon Te Wake, back), black fabric, chair, headphones. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Installation view, Anoushka Akel, Spine, No, Happily in Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Anoushka Akel, Speaking Time, 2025, oil on canvas, 300 × 200 mm; Speaking Time I, 2025, oil and wax pencil on canvas, 300 × 200 mm; and, Plenary Blue, 2026, oil on canvas, 2000 × 1400 mm. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Spine, No, Happily in Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Anoushka Akel, Speaking Time, 2025, oil on canvas, 300 x 200 mm. Photo: Victor Staaf.

Anoushka Akel, Mettle; Portrait; and, Podium, all 2026, oil on linen, 600 × 450 mm. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Spine, No, Happily in Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Installation view, Anoushka Akel, Spine, No, Happily in Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Anoushka Akel, Hemicycle, 2026, oil on canvas, 600 × 450 mm; Outside Utterance, 2026, oil on canvas, 600 × 450 mm. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Spine, No, Happily in Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Anoushka Akel, Silver Tongue (gum tooth), 2023, oil and acrylic on canvas, 1030 × 680 mm; Tempered Instrument, 2026, oil on canvas, 1000 × 750 mm; and, Inside Facts, 2026, oil on canvas, 1000 × 750 mm. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Spine, No, Happily in Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Anoushka Akel, Silver Tongue (gum tooth), 2023, oil and acrylic on canvas, 1030 × 680 mm. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Spine, No, Happily in Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Anoushka Akel, Inside Facts, 2026, oil on canvas, 1000 × 750 mm. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Spine, No, Happily in Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Anoushka Akel, Inside Facts, 2026, oil on canvas, 1000 × 750 mm. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Spine, No, Happily in Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

External view of Mo H. Zareei, CLEAR [2024-07-08_MILLER] from Department Press Briefings, 2026, vinyl text, looped audio track. Courtesy of the artist. Exterior installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

External view of Mo H. Zareei, CLEAR [2024-07-08_MILLER] (detail) from Department Press Briefings, 2026, vinyl text, looped audio track. Courtesy of the artist. Exterior installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Mo H. Zareei, CLEAR [2024-07-08_MILLER] from Department Press Briefings, 2026, Vinyl text, looped audio track. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Mo H. Zareei, CLEAR [2024-07-08_MILLER] from Department Press Briefings, 2026, Vinyl text, looped audio track. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Mo H. Zareei, CLEAR [2024-07-08_MILLER] (detail) from Department Press Briefings, 2026, Vinyl text, looped audio track. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Noor Abed, A Night We Held Between (still), 2024, 16mm film with digital transfer, sound, 30:00 mins, in Arabic with English subtitles. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Noor Abed, A Night We Held Between (still), 2024, 16mm film with digital transfer, sound, 30:00 mins, in Arabic with English subtitles. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Noor Abed, A Night We Held Between (still), 2024, 16mm film with digital transfer, sound, 30:00 mins, in Arabic with English subtitles. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Noor Abed, A Night We Held Between (still), 2024, 16mm film with digital transfer, sound, 30:00 mins, in Arabic with English subtitles. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Noor Abed, A Night We Held Between (still), 2024, 16mm film with digital transfer, sound, 30:00 mins, in Arabic with English subtitles. Image courtesy of the artist.

Noor Abed, A Night We Held Between (still), 2024, 16mm film with digital transfer, sound, 30:00 mins, in Arabic with English subtitles. Image courtesy of the artist.

Mo H. Zareei, Department Press Briefings (detail), 2026, sixteen A0 prints, sixteen audio tracks, 56:38 mins, looped, headphones. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Mo H. Zareei, Department Press Briefings (detail), 2026, sixteen A0 prints, sixteen audio tracks, 56:38 mins, looped, headphones. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Mo H. Zareei, Department Press Briefings (detail), 2026, sixteen A0 prints, sixteen audio tracks, 56:38 mins, looped, headphones. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Mo H. Zareei, Department Press Briefings (detail), 2026, sixteen A0 prints, sixteen audio tracks, 56:38 mins, looped, headphones. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Mo H. Zareei, Department Press Briefings (detail), 2026, sixteen A0 prints, sixteen audio tracks, 56:38 mins, looped, headphones. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Mo H. Zareei, Department Press Briefings (detail), 2026, sixteen A0 prints, sixteen audio tracks, 56:38 mins, looped, headphones. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Mo H. Zareei, Department Press Briefings (detail), 2026, sixteen A0 prints, sixteen audio tracks, 56:38 mins, looped, headphones. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Mo H. Zareei, Department Press Briefings (detail), 2026, sixteen A0 prints, sixteen audio tracks, 56:38 mins, looped, headphones. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Mo H. Zareei, Department Press Briefings (detail), 2026, sixteen A0 prints, sixteen audio tracks, 56:38 mins, looped, headphones. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Mo H. Zareei, Department Press Briefings (detail), 2026, sixteen A0 prints, sixteen audio tracks, 56:38 mins, looped, headphones. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Qianye and Qianhe Lin, a story is not a promise / a choral monologue, 2026, 2 channel digital video, 6 channel sound, 19:00 mins. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Qianye and Qianhe Lin, a story is not a promise / a choral monologue, 2026, 2 channel digital video, 6 channel sound, 19:00 mins. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Qianye and Qianhe Lin, a story is not a promise / a choral monologue, 2026, 2 channel digital video, 6 channel sound, 19:00 mins. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Qianye and Qianhe Lin, a story is not a promise / a choral monologue (still), 2026, digital video. Image courtesy of the artists.

Qianye and Qianhe Lin, a story is not a promise / a choral monologue, 2026, 2 channel digital video, 6 channel sound, 19:00 mins. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.

Qianye and Qianhe Lin, a story is not a promise / a choral monologue, 2026, 2 channel digital video, 6 channel sound, 19:00 mins. Installation view Peal the Bells, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Ted Whitaker.