emily parr
cosmospheres
and so we find them all over the universe now
through the time spiral
moana calling me home
maramataka works
whatu works
tāmaki housing works
exhibitions, publications & responses
Emily Parr (Ngāi Te Rangi, Moana, Pākehā) is an artist/researcher living in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand). Her moving-image practice explores relational ecologies of Te Moananui-a-Kiwa.
Emily’s master’s body of work on settler-indigenous relationships traverses oceans and centuries, seeking stories in archives and waters on haerenga to her ancestral homelands of Tauranga Moana, Sāmoa, and Tonga. Her recent doctoral research considers the responsibilities she has inherited through her ancestral legacies and, in particular, to her family’s collection held by museums.
Emily is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the Vā Moana cluster at AUT, a Research Associate with Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, and a 2024 Springboard Award recipient. She holds a BFA (Hons) from Elam and an MVA from AUT.
Emily’s master’s body of work on settler-indigenous relationships traverses oceans and centuries, seeking stories in archives and waters on haerenga to her ancestral homelands of Tauranga Moana, Sāmoa, and Tonga. Her recent doctoral research considers the responsibilities she has inherited through her ancestral legacies and, in particular, to her family’s collection held by museums.
Emily is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the Vā Moana cluster at AUT, a Research Associate with Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, and a 2024 Springboard Award recipient. She holds a BFA (Hons) from Elam and an MVA from AUT.