Cryptid Crybz

Cryptids Club

Koha event/Ticketed

Cryptids Club is bringing to Tiny Fest 2024 what Mothman and Bigfoot bring to the land of the “normies” – a world of wonder and curiosity with undertones of weird and magic. The “Cryptid Crybz” is an interactive installation and pocket dimension that holds space specifically catered to Takatāpui youth. This ambient low-stimulation space will only be accessible via portal (a skux front-door re-vamp) and will take you on the adventure you’ve definitely never dreamed of having. Time to yank the human guise and return to your true form. You have found your Iwi. The creatures of the “Cryptids Club” welcome you with open arms. Tikanga of our Cryptid Cryb: To interact with the space, human skins are forbidden. Please wear a mask provided by the onsite community wardrobe, or bring your own! (We’d love to see your freak faces). This space is dedicated to Takatāpui so the safety of our queer tangata will be prioritised above all.

Date and Time:

5pm Friday 22nd – 5pm Sunday 24th of November, durational

Location:

Tūranga, Secret Room

Trigger warnings:

none

Durational, Free or Koha, Installation

About

“Cryptids Club” was created by two multi-media creatives (Maia Wood & Lyss Cave) who have essentially only been collaborating on projects since they first met two years ago. The duo founded and created the first issue of the “Utu Ā Matimati” Takatāpui art magazine in 2022 and have since been pioneering what it means to provide “de-colonial art spaces” for Takatāpui youth. Their recent works consist of Clothing alteration/world building workshops for indigenous youth all around the motu.