North Gallery Activiations – Fika Writers
From June to August 2016, members of Fika met once a week in the gallery space provided by CoCA.
Photo: Tanya Muagututi’a
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Responding to exhibitions within the gallery and conducting a free writing exercise, the group posted their work to gallery wall.
The writing was a mixture of edited and unedited work, produced on and off site.
In an exercise entitled “Kupulaga – Words from the Generations”, Fika invited members from the wider Pasifika community (elders and youth), to join them in posting their stories and reflections, adding to the collection.
To compliment Kupulaga, provision was made for the general public to also engage with the free writing exercise and similarly post their work within the space.
At the end of the six weeks Fika and gallery staff selected a number of works to be performed and read aloud by the group and guest readers.
Fika Writers Collective
Fika is a collective of Christchurch Pasifika creatives whose members meet to give energy to the practice of storytelling through writing, poetry, prose and performance. Through collaboration and exchange, Fika maintain a sense of oral tradition and work to strengthen the voices of Pasifika peoples within Canterbury.