03 Magazine: October 02, 2023

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and compelling right now.
Time travel
History collides with art and storytelling at Out of Time, on now until April
2024 at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. Curator Ken Hall
invites visitors on a time-hopping journey through the gallery’s historical
collection, unveiling a trove of historical artefacts and artworks, some dating
back 4000 years. Alongside treasures from the likes of Albrecht Dürer
and Francisco de Goya the exhibition features enigmatic lesser-known
stories and creators, including a previously unpublished folio of Indian bird
watercolours by Charles and Elizabeth D’Oyly, of which 20 of the 25 works
were painted collaboratively in the spring of 1826, with Elizabeth credited
for the birds, flowers and foliage and Charles for the backgrounds.
christchurchartgallery.org.nz
Elizabeth D’Oyly and Charles D’Oyly, ‘Blue Honey Sucker’, 1826. Watercolour on
paper. Private collection, Christchurch.
Hot in the city
Ōtepoti vibes were strong in the heart of Auckland when
NOM*d launched their Au Courant summer collection with
a taste of home: a cocktail offering from new Otago arrival
Rogue Society, platters stacked high with gourmet cheese
rolls, and former Dunedin noiseniks Die! Die! Die! closing
out the evening. The unconventional event did away with
the traditional runway show and instead immersed guests
in an experimental theatrescape of three different films
projected on floor-to-ceiling screens, with a curated overlay
of soundtracks representing the duality of city and nature,
echoing themes from the Au Courant collection – cityscapes
printed on silk, androgynous shapes and core black uniform
pieces lit up by shades sourced from the natural world.
Founder Margi’s pick of the collection? “I’m loving the
technical pique of the Portal Dress … summer is coming!”
nomdstore.com
Hole-in-the-wall gourmet
New Zealand’s first-ever hole-in-the-wall food
service has arrived in Ōtautahi. The unique takeaway
experience operates as if you’re ordering from a
vending machine, with restaurant-quality meals
prepped off-site before being finished to order in
the specialty kitchen and delivered at lightning speed
through a little blue door – hence the name, Tiny
Door. Different restaurants serve from the kitchen
on a rostered basis, so the menu changes every few
hours. “It’s like a revolving door with the best foodies
around town,” co-founder Ally Kulpe says, “so you
don’t need to know the best places to eat, you just
need to know the location of one tiny door.” Popular
locals including Mr Wolf, Miro and Bar Yoku are
already booked in, with more favourites to appear as
well as select newcomers, and the chance to try out
short-run, seasonal menu options. Find Tiny Door at
Guthrey Centre laneways near Riverside Market, with
more sites set to pop up around Christchurch soon.
tinydoor.co.nz