Thom Linley in Evolver, a dual-screen projection that follows the journey of breath through a human body, using data from multiple scans. A kapok tree in Colombia was intricately mapped to create a digital rendering of the active life within. Te Papa curator Thom Linley, who accompanied the Herald through the exhibition, says the result is not only a technically accurate scan but a portrait of an individual tree. “It isn’t a model of a tree; it isn’t a representation of a tree. We are all connected.”Breathe|Mauri Ora is on at Te Papa in Wellington until April 27.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 07, 2026 22:26 UTC