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Explore ‘in Pursuit of Venus [infected]’ in detail

At the heart of Lisa Reihana: Emissaries is the vast panoramic video in Pursuit of Venus [infected]. Explore this video in detail through high-resolution images and moving film.

Dramatis personae

Lisa Reihana, Captain James Cook Male, 2015, photograph, 1520 x 1080 mm, pigment print on Hahnemühle paper

Lisa Reihana, Captain James Cook Male, 2015, photograph, 1520 x 1080 mm, pigment print on Hahnemühle paper

Lisa Reihana, Captain James Cook Female, 2015, photograph, 1520 x 1080 mm, pigment print on Hahnemühle paper

Lisa Reihana, Captain James Cook Female, 2015, photograph, 1520 x 1080 mm, pigment print on Hahnemühle paper

Lisa Reihana, William Hodges, 2015, photograph, 1520 x 1080 mm, pigment print on Hahnemühle paper

Lisa Reihana, William Hodges, 2015, photograph, 1520 x 1080 mm, pigment print on Hahnemühle paper

Lisa Reihana, Joseph Banks, 2015, photograph, 1520 x 1080 mm, pigment print on Hahnemühle paper

Lisa Reihana, Joseph Banks, 2015, photograph, 1520 x 1080 mm, pigment print on Hahnemühle paper

Lisa Reihana, Bride of Mangaia, 2015, photograph, 1520 x 1080 mm, pigment print on Hahnemühle paper

Lisa Reihana, Bride of Mangaia, 2015, photograph, 1520 x 1080 mm, pigment print on Hahnemühle paper

Lisa Reihana, Sydney Parkinson, 2015, photograph, 1520 x 1080 mm, pigment print on Hahnemühle paper

Lisa Reihana, Sydney Parkinson, 2015, photograph, 1520 x 1080 mm, pigment print on Hahnemühle paper

in Pursuit of Venus [infected] panoramas

Panel from in Pursuit of Venus [infected] showing various historical scenes

Lisa Reihana, detail in Pursuit of Venus [infected], 2015–17, Ultra HD video, colour, sound, 64 min. Image courtesy of the artist and New Zealand at Venice.

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Panel from in Pursuit of Venus [infected] showing various historical scenes

Lisa Reihana, detail in Pursuit of Venus [infected], 2015–17, Ultra HD video, colour, sound, 64 min. Image courtesy of the artist and New Zealand at Venice.

View a large version of the above detail [JPG; 1.21Mb]