Her research practice is informed by her matrilineal ties to her land and communities in Bougainville. This manifests in works created using a range of media, including photography, audio and video, sculpture, immersive installation and print.  

She curates and collaborates across multi-art platforms using archives, working with communities, and developing commissions locally and internationally. Knowledge – production, transmission, inheritance, mapping and representation – are central themes in Havini’s work where she examines these in relation to land, architecture and place.  

Havini holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the Canberra School of Art, Australian National University. Solo exhibitions include “The Soul Expanding Ocean #1: Taloi Havini” (curated by Chus Martínez), Ocean Space, Campo San Lorenzo, Venice, a commission for the Venice Biennale of Architecture (2021); “Reclamation”, Artspace, Sydney (2020); “Habitat”, Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2017). She has participated in numerous group exhibitions including “In the Heart of Another Country”, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg (2022); 17th Istanbul Biennial (2022); “A beast, a god, and a line”, Kunsthall Trondheim, Norway (2020); Sharjah Biennial 13, UAE (2017); 3rd Aichi Triennial, Nagoya (2016); and 8th & 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane (2015 and 2018). Havini’s artwork is held in public and private collections including TBA21–Academy; Sharjah Art Foundation; Art Gallery of New South Wales; Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art; National Gallery of Victoria; and KADIST, San Francisco, CA, USA. 

Taloi Havini is represented by Silverlens, Manila and New York.