Curator Jane Wallace is joined by Tyne Gordon to speak about her solo exhibition Desert Rose, which recently closed at The Physics Room. Tyne and Jane discuss gypsum, time-keeping, The Yellow Wallpaper, their site visit to Ōtepoti, and literary and mechanical technologies of reading.
Aug 21
31 min
On this episode, we share two special items related to our current exhibitions in the gallery, Tyne Gordon’s show Desert Rose, and Maxine Funke’s At Hilltop House. Listen to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 1892 story The Yellow Wallpaper, a point of reference in the development of Desert Rose, and Maxine's three-part composition.
Jul 17
52 min
This is the second part of readings from Attention Studies, a quick-spirited serial responding to a year of cultural observation. In this episode, writers Orissa Keane, Millie Dunstall, Sophie Bannan and TPR curator and editor Jane Wallace read their contributions, You can read the full first three issues as pdfs on our website or find a physical copy in the gallery.
Jun 19
25 min
Attention Studies is a quick-spirited serial responding to a year of cultural observation. The rōpū of writers meet on a monthly basis, and a published outcome is developed following the hui. In this episode, a selection of texts from our first three issues are read by the authors Oscar Bannan, Josiah Morgan, Meg Doughty and Julieanna Preston. You can read the full issue as a pdf on our website or find a physical copy in the gallery.
May 15
28 min
James speaks with artist Luke Willis Thompson about his upcoming exhibition B42040A1A1A, including some of the ideas, inspiration, and the making of the two major video works.
Apr 17
43 min
This month we are sharing the episode of Weather Report that was played in the gallery for our Intercom Listening Session event last week as part of Another School. Weather Report is a weekly live music project by Sara Plusplus, based in Amsterdam. Sarah made the following statement about this piece: “With this recording, I hope to bring you a glimpse of the sonic landscape of Weather Report...Many of the recordings are jam sessions between people, first sonic encounters of different music practices.”
Mar 22
48 min
In this Artist Documents episode, Jane speaks to artist Lee Richardson, whose exhibition Another School is currently on at The Physics Room, taking the form of a six-week learning programme. Lee shares some ongoing points of reference for his practice, and how to build an alternative art and design curriculum.
Feb 20
33 min
It's a holiday special! For the last episode of The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero in 2025, AAKI is sharing the set they played for our fundraiser event. As AAKI, local takataapui creative Honey Brown conjures up vivid, swampy soundscapes that move the body and wairua. At times a wash of noise and karakia; at times a relentless thump of bass and pixelated synths.
Dec 19, 2025
52 min
On this episode, Jane speaks to James about his recent residency in Minnesota and attendance at the Indigenous Curatorial Collective in Saskatoon, and some highlights about this trip.
Nov 21, 2025
30 min
Artist Ilish Thomas joins Jane on this episode, ahead of her upcoming solo exhibition at The Physics Room. Ilish talks through some of the points of reference for this new moving-image work which orbits The Crystal Palace Theatre in Maungawhau, Tāmaki Makaurau, and in her wider practice.
Oct 17, 2025
29 min
Load more