They covered the house in stories
Te Tuhi, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland
30 May - 22 August 2021
Group exhibition with Xin Cheng, Bridget Rewiti and George Watson. Curated by Amy Weng.
Photos by Sam Hartnett.


















Stories of Pupuke Moana Lake Pupuke, 2021
Single-channel sound (by Eleanor Cooper), speaker (by Xin Cheng)
Strands of invasive eelgrass amass in the shallows, 2021
Table (by Eleanor Cooper), cyanotype on plywood, glass, steel
The Enigmas of a Suburban Lake & Other Stories, 2020
Printed booklets (text by Eleanor Cooper, design by Xin Cheng), unlimited edition
Strands of invasive eelgrass amass in the shallows, detail
Bloom, 2021
Sample of lake water from Pupuke Moana including algal bloom sediment, vinyl tube, string
Purple-skinned eels, bullies, and the surprising discovery of a torrentfish, 2021
Old sails, acrylic marker pen, fixings
Purple-skinned eels, bullies, and the surprising discovery of a torrentfish, detail
Bloom, detail
Our Suburban Water Bodies: Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa • Spring & Summer 2020, 2020 (installation view)
Printed booklets (text by Xin Cheng and Eleanor Cooper, design by Xin Cheng), unlimited edition
The Enigmas of a Suburban Lake & Other Stories, detail


Strands of invasive eelgrass amass in the shallows, detail
Purple-skinned eels, bullies, and the surprising discovery of a torrentfish, detail
Purple-skinned eels, bullies, and the surprising discovery of a torrentfish, detail