Happy Rāmere e te whānau! Milly is still sick but Rosetta is here and she's got a mean show lined up: Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke, a kōrero with Andwahn and Synthetic Children about their Joint Effort EP, Viewmaster with Litia, and From The Crate with Cam from Southbound Records. Whakarongo mai nei!

Zina Swanson is a Ōtautahi Christchurch-based artist working amongst an artistic practice of painting, drawing, sculpture and instalation. Her practice delves into the exploration of the both fluctuating and porous relationship between humans and the natural world—often looking into these uncanny plant-related lores that occupy a slight nod to a darker view of humanity's relationship with the natural world.

Her current exhibition on at Sumer, Their Seeds Are Winged and Borne in Pairs continues and builds on Swanson's exploration of the natural world, navigating its rhythms and textures. Within this exhibition Swanson looks to the Sycamore plant, specifically their seeds. Producing an inquisitive new body of work that includes series of paintings, both acrylic on canvas and watercolour on paper, as well as human scale sculptures in clay and painted steel. 

Inviting us to look a bit closer at the natural world around us, and ponder in its porous boundaries between humans.

Maya had a kōrero with Zina Swanson about the show and overall practice.

Rosetta catches up with Andwahn and Synthetic Children, to chat about their Joint Effort EP, out today! Whakarongo mai nei!

Today on Travelling Tunes, Kirsten Zemke chats all things Northen Soul with Rosetta: covering the movement's origins, and how it gained traction in the UK. Whakarongo mai nei!

Song selections:

Garnet Mimms “Looking For You” (1963)

Gloria Jones “Tainted Love” (1976)

Tobi Legend “Time Will Pass You By” (1966)

Today on Viewmaster, Litia is chatting all things Chief Of War - available to watch now on Apple TV. Whakarongo mai nei!

Cam is up in the studio sharing some of the latest releases, out on the shelves at Southbound today! Whakarongo mai nei!

Song selections:

Lady Wray - Be A Witness

Thanks to Southbound Records!

Featuring Pace (the true grom), for this weeks hour of power.

Maya had a kōrero with artist Zina Swanson about her current exhibition, Their Seeds are Winged and Borne in Pairs, on at Sumer Gallery. 

And Sof had a kōrero with artist Nick Austin about his current exhibition Breath Spectrum on at Coastal Signs Gallery. 

Whakarongo mai x