Alexander Lee

Installation, Te Arata a Noa (The Arch), 2026

To commemorate this year’s 60th anniversary of Aldébaran, France’s first nuclear test in the Pacific (July 2nd 1966), Lee compiled a collection of works he made around the Polynesian concept of rā’au—Tahitian for wood and plant-based healing. The installation features a large canvas in irradiated hues, a new series of works on paper, and burnt sculptures of Polynesian deities, all lined up as in a procession to shelter.

The artist channels mana (spiritual energy) into these works as ritual objects, memory aids, and narrative forms, asking: “Can we plant our own healing?”

Courtesy of the artist.

This presentation is made possible with the kind support of AIR TAHITI NUI.

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