Brett Graham (Ngāti Korokī Kahukura) is a sculptor who creates large-scale artworks and installations that explore indigenous histories, politics and philosophies. He works from Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland).

Plot invites us to consider how we think about and value land. The artist was interested in how Te Waipounamu (the South Island) had been surveyed, divided up and then ‘purchased’ from Ngāi Tahu by the settler government. The carved marble topographic rendering of Te Waipounamu sits on a sarcophagus-like form, suggesting that the land endures a death when viewed only as a commodity.

Image courtesy of the artist and Two Rooms Gallery, Auckland