FUTUNA EXHIBITION – PUBLIC TALKS

FUTUNA CHAPEL EXHIBITION - FROM THE ARCHIVE: THE MAKING OF FUTUNA

PUBLIC TALKS

DESCRIPTION

The public talks presented in Futuna Chapel will inform and enhance the experience and comprehension of Futuna Chapel, a collaboration of the Chapel architect John Scott, Chapel artist Jim Allen and the Building Brothers of Futuna.

This exhibition will, in words, drawings, images, sound and physical objects, explore the commissioning, architectural design, art works and the physical construction of this combination of masterworks.

This work was produced when John Scott and Jim Allen were both in their mid-thirties and constructed by a dedicated team of similar aged voluntary building lay brothers.

The exhibition will be brought to life with a series of public talks over the three Sundays of the exhibition. These talks are presented by James Charlton and Tina Barton on Sunday 3 November, Chris Moller, Frances Martin and André Pritchard on Sunday 10 November, and Barbara Fill and Puawai Cairns on Sunday 17th November.

See separate Eventbrite page for the 3 dates for presenters information, timing and booking details.

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL TO ATTEND THIS EVENT

The Futuna Trust is a completely voluntary organisation and all funds raised from the Futuna Exhibition Public Talks go towards the ongoing care, maintenance and operation of Futuna Chapel and also to support various initiatives undertaken by the Trust. This year the Trust continues, in accordance with its evolving tikanga. Booking for these talks is on a koha/donation basis. There is a free ticket type but if you would like to make a koha/donation to the Trust to support the Chapel, please register using the ticket types of $10, $ 15, $20 or $25. Ticketing and GST fees will be absorbed by the Trust.

SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2:00 - 4:00PM

Chris Moller architectural designer and commentator and urbanist:

(working title) Understanding John Scott and his architecture.

Studied in New Zealand at Wellington Polytechnic Industrial Design School under Mark Pennington, James Coe and Jerry Luhman and later at Auckland School of Architecture before travelling to Europe where he entered competitions including the Cultural Centre in Samarkand, Uzbekistan and Europan 3 urban housing in Groningen (completed 2003) and established S333 Architecture+Urbanism (Amsterdam).

Simultaneously he worked as Senior Urbanist for the City of Groningen, and design tutor of Housing and Urbanism unit at the Architecture Association (London).

He returned to New Zealand in 2009 to set up CMA+U. Recently completed projects including Mt Pleasant Community Centre have won international awards.

He was asked to host the television series Grand Designs New Zealand for TV3 (2014-2020) and was a founding board member of PrefabNZ.

He is currently working on projects in Porirua including a new Market Hall, a couple of houses and the Ruamahanga River Centre in the Wairarapa.

SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2:00 - 4:00PM

Kaitiakitanga: Living with the legacy of a Heritage New Zealand property

Frances Martin and André Pritchard are kaitiaki of the Martin House, a John Scott designed Category 1 Historic Place in Bridge Pa, near Hastings. The site comprises a home, pottery, anagama kilns and ten acres of park like garden. They live there with their children, Elliott (9) and Iolanthe (5), managing and maintaining the property. Frances is the granddaughter of the original owners, Bruce and Estelle Martin. She is an art gallery educator at Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga. Frances posts pottery pictures on Instagram, pulls weeds and frets about leaks in John Scott’s extravagant roofing system. Recently she helped restore and fire the small anagama kiln onsite with the help of a community of potters. André is a high school English teacher. He was highly commended in the recent Warren Trust Awards for Architectural Writing, where he wrote about the pottery and workshop. His piece, ‘Kōrero Kamaka’, will be published along with the other winners later this year. André rakes leaves, thrashes the ride on mower and dreams of the day when he can sit down on a chair out the front, knowing all the jobs have been done.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Futuna Chapel, 67 Futuna Close, Wellington, New Zealand