Hui tahi tātou o Porirua
Kāinga OraExhibition Design & Art Direction
2023 / Storybox
Hui tahi tātou o Porirua is a pop up exhibition designed to give the community an opportunity to view and provide feedback on the draft Spatial Plan, which is a critical document for Porirua Development—a partnership between Kāinga Ora, Ngāti Toa Rangatira and Porirua City Council.
The team and I were tasked with turning that spatial plan into an experience that was approachable, accessible, and easy to understand.
The enormous tree in the middle of the exhibition acted as a gathering point where people could write their thoughts and opinions onto the colorful leaves. This proved popular. In its opening weekend, Hui tahi tātou o Porirua drew over a thousand people into the space. Over the course of the exhibition the experience drew in over five thousand people and thirty community groups.
There are now plans to use the exhibition as a blueprint for future Kāinga Ora community engagement projects.
The team and I were tasked with turning that spatial plan into an experience that was approachable, accessible, and easy to understand.
The enormous tree in the middle of the exhibition acted as a gathering point where people could write their thoughts and opinions onto the colorful leaves. This proved popular. In its opening weekend, Hui tahi tātou o Porirua drew over a thousand people into the space. Over the course of the exhibition the experience drew in over five thousand people and thirty community groups.
There are now plans to use the exhibition as a blueprint for future Kāinga Ora community engagement projects.
