🐋 Whale earwax … not often a topic of conversation or subject of an artwork, but it’s the focus of Eion’s painting ‘Death In Pyjamas Cleaning out earwax with the help of Tohorā Before Bed’ Eion shared this background behind the work: Whales/Tohorā produce ear wax up to 10 inches long, and much like the rings of a tree, this can provide scientists with information such as the age of the whale and pollutants in the water – but also cortisol (stress hormone) can be measured. The cortisol levels increase with the stress on the whale from factors such as whaling, climate change, shipping noise, wars etc - man-made disturbances. 🔗 link to exhibition works below👇🏼

We had a visit from Eion Shanks this morning to visit his exhibition ‘Adventures of Death in Pyjamas’ and he explained some of the meanings behind the works … we will be sharing this with you soon 🧡 🔗 Link to exhibition in comments👇🏼

Adventures of Death in Pyjamas - Exhibition by Oamaru based artist EION SHANKS. Pop in and view this mini show on our main gallery wall - and check out the adventures captured, including the one pictured here: DEATH IN PYJAMAS PLAYING PANTOMIME (Lest We Become As Children) WHILE STANDING ON AN A.I.B BLOCK Exhibition on now till September 10th

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🧡 Opening this Friday 🤖 Eion Shanks ‘The Adventures of Death in Pyjamas’ 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

📣 This Sunday is the William Mathew Hodgkins Lecture 2026 📣 The annual event organised by the DPAG Society commemorates the work of artist William Mathew Hodgkins. The guest speaker for this year is Professor Deidre Brown (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu) at Waipapa Taumata Rau—University of Auckland. Brown is an award-winning author, highly regarded art historian and specialist on Māori architecture. Together with Ngarino Ellis and Jonathan Mane-Wheoki, she recently published the book Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Māori Art (Auckland University Press, 2024; Chicago University Press, 2025) which aimed to cover a great breadth and diversity of toi Māori from its beginnings to present day. Toi Te Mana has won several national and international awards, including the global 2025 Apollo Book of the Year prize. Toi Te Mana: Understanding Maori Art 2pm, Sunday 30 August Dunedin Public Art Gallery Auditorium Free