MIC Toi Rerehiko is privileged to welcome the return of Christine Webster, one of New Zealand's most prodigious and well-respected talents working in photography and video.

MIC Toi Rerehiko is privileged to welcome the return of Christine Webster, one of New Zealand's most prodigious and well-respected talents working in photography and video. Webster presents 'Le Dossier', a deeply evocative and erotically charged rumination on cultural mores as they relate to sexuality as well as a sophisticated critique of the role of representation in both maintaining and challenging culturally sanctioned categories of decency.

A new version of the two-screen installation 'Blindfield' will be shown alongside 'Le Dossier' and explores the role of the individual in relation to structures of power. Webster will also be presenting her latest multi-screen video and sound installation, 'ViGil', which explores issues around desire and vulnerability, intimacy and control.

Le Dossier 2006 Three women shut themselves away in a chateau in France to mime out erotically charged actions related to events dredged up from a scandal, which had occurred in Toulouse. The building becomes a repository or vessel for these actions, its fragile structure and surrounding gardens heavily marked by time, but leaving no traces of evidence. Kyla MacFarlane C-type prints (20" x 28")

Blindfield 2007 Blindfield is not by any means a sentimental film work. It is instead a cautionary tale that gives visibility to the voiceless; uncovering what resides in residues of a past asylum. With the knowledge that her Grandmother had received Electric Shock Treatment, Webster set out to explore what it means to be institutionalized. There is a constant sense of waiting or foreboding without resolve however the viewer is given the power to question what is seen. Laura Earley A video work

ViGil 2008 Vigil is a multi-screen installation presenting a number of seated nudes. This work explores issues around desire and vulnerability, intimacy and control, examining differing perceptions about sexuality. A collection of subjects of differing sexual orientations occupy eleven monitors. The nudes are strangely distanced, playing the role of observers whilst audio tracks provide intimate confessional stories.