Sirening (as a verb): Aotearoa chapter | conversation and performance

Sat 27 June | 3:00pm - 4:15pm
Free | Booking essential

What does it mean to rewire our relationship with sirens away from trauma and catastrophe to one of collectivity and care?

Aura Satz’s installation Sirening (as a verb) can be read as a score for listening forward that holds the future in mind, considering the siren as a portal for political transformation. This session offers a chance to amplify conversations around the chapter filmed in Aotearoa New Zealand, situating the work within local contexts and stories.

Moderated by associate producer Tendai Mutambu, the session will feature an online mini lecture by Aura Satz, and a taonga pūoro performance by Māori musician and composer Horomona Horo.  From a Te Ao Māori worldview, law scholar and activist Erin Matariki Carr will expand on her ideas of ‘kincentricism,’ calling for warning sirens that care for the more-than-human and speak to Earth’s living systems, a way of centring the interdependent relationship between humans and whenua.

Each presenter offers a short contribution, allowing the session to unfold through reflection and exchange—considering what it means to listen, respond, and act within the conditions of the present.

Read more about each speaker here.

Image: Aura Satz, Sirening (as a verb), 2026. Still from multi-channel video installation HD and 16mm, duration variable. © and courtesy the artist, London.