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Unitec, Toi o Wairaka Gallery - Building reCollections - 10/09/2026, PAGE 1
"As part of Unitec's 50th anniversary, this exhibition brings together artworks,
artefacts, memorabilia, teaching resources and archival material connected to
Buildings 1, 6, 48, 55 & 76 and the buildings' history and origins.
These pieces tell the story of the people who studied, taught and worked in
these buildings, celebrating the role they have played in shaping Unitec's
creative community.
Accompanying the exhibition is a catalogue of reflections, anecdotes and
recollections that capture the personal histories connected to these spaces."
- reproduced from the gallery website
Exhibition curated by Gina Ferguson & Carly van Winkel
Glass Vase [found in Building 6], 2019. Contributed by Dale Leyland
Carly van Winkel - Ceiling Light - Cell, Building 1, 2019 - video
Jonty Valentine & Becca Wood - If These Wall Could Talk, 2020 - inkjet prints
Sylvie Morrison - Building 76, 2024 - inkjet prints
Jonty Valentine & Becca Wood - If These Wall Could Talk, 2020 - inkjet prints
Sylvie Morrison - Building 76, 2024 - inkjet prints
Don Donaldson - Carrington Hospital, Point Chevalier - watercolour on paper
courtesy of Unitec Art Collection
Hospital Crutch from Oakley Secure Forensic Building M3, pre 1960.
Contributed by Dany Rowlandson
Archive - Student Research and dissertations
Archive - Student Research and dissertations
Cris de Groot - Casting Off, 2026 - bricks from Building 1 & aluminium
Vanessa Byrnes - The Ugly, 1996 & Encounter with the Building 76, 2026 - polaroid & text
Ilse Marie Earl - [Brooch], 2016 - wood from kauri door in Building 76 & diamond.
contributed by John Laker
Hohepa Renata - The Building and the Land of Ōwairaka, 2026 - audio [4:00]
Restraining straps found in Building 76 - leather & metal. Contributed by Mandy Flood
M3 Master Key - brass - Contributed by Gina Ferguson
Brick fragment from Building 6, 2019 - Contributed by Dale Leyland
Hydrant Plaque from Building 76 - cast iron. Contributed by Danny Rowlandson
Asylum Project, 1994 - corridor with cell doors, Building 1- silver gelatin print
courtesy of Sue Jowsey, Marcus Williams, Allan McDonald
Asylum Project, 1994 - courtyard, Building 1- silver gelatin print
courtesy of Sue Jowsey, Marcus Williams, Allan McDonald
Samuel Montgomery - Father of the Mothers [Burnout in Building 1], 2018
- moving image, 0:20
Collection of security hardware from Oakley Secure Forensic Building M3, c1930's to 1960's
wood, metal, bakelite - contributed by Danyy Rowlandson & Cris de Groot
Samuel Montgomery - Father of the Mothers [Burnout in Building 1], 2018
- moving image, 0:20
Masonary from Building 1, collected 2026. Contributed by Carly van Winkel
Karen Crisp - Pink Switch [in Building 1], 2020 - inkjet print with audio
Karen Crisp - Pink Switch [in Building 1], 2020 - inkjet print with audio
2 doors from Building 1, collected from skip, 2019. Contributed by Emma Smith
Kristy Gorman - Untitled Drawings [made in Building 6], 2019 - ink on paper
Asylum Project, 1994 - Patient Hut, Hospital Grounds- silver gelatin print
courtesy of Sue Jowsey, Marcus Williams, Allan McDonald