Sharjah Biennial 2025 – Michael Parekōwhai (1)

Michael Parekōwhai, He Kōrero Pūrākau mo Te Awanui o Te Motu: Story of a New Zealand river, 2011.

A vibrant fire engine-red Steinway concert grand piano intricately carved with Māori motifs, accompanied by a matching red chair with a black seat, displayed in a room with a wooden floor and a gray wall.

The Sharjah Biennial’s 16th edition, ‘to carry,’ considers the sociopolitical and geopolitical weight of the past and present.

Sharjah Biennial 2025 – Michael Parekōwhai (1)