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Harrison Cook

Quick Response Artist-in-Residence

Quick Response Artist-in-Residence

During his residency, Harrison Cook will explore Te Hokinga Mai, a Māori concept meaning ‘to return home.’ Through movement and deep listening practices, Harrison seeks to understand the emotional and spiritual effects of his separation from Aotearoa, and how this distance has impacted his wairua (spirit). 

About the artist

Harrison Cook is a contemporary dance artist from the North Island of Aotearoa (New Zealand), he is currently based on the lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people in Boorloo (Perth). He is a recent graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, being awarded a Bachelor of Arts (Dance) and a Bachelor of Performing Arts Honours degree. Within creative spaces, Harrison has been influenced by a number of artists including Jenni Large, Sam Coren, Joshua Pether, Didier Théron, Michele Rizzo, Jo Pollitt and Zee Zunnur. His current artistic enquiry is centred around the uncovering of his ancestral lineage, connecting him to both Māori (Ngāi Tahu) and Pākehā ancestry. This unfurling act is currently manifesting through his developing research-based improvisational dance practice. Rooted in the concepts of connection to land and water, ancestral wisdom and his integration of lineal understandings into the present space, Harrison is on a trajectory of rediscovering himself within his emerging artistic practice. 


Supporters

PICA’s Studio Program is supported by PICA’s Art Ambassadors.